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engaged in devotional service because they know Me as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.”
Since all the devotees of the Lord are under the protection of His supreme potency, they should not deviate from the path of devotional service and take to the path of the  karmī ,  jñānī  or  yogī . This is called  utsāhān niścayād dhairyāt tat-tat-karma-pravartanāt , enthusiastically executing the regulative activities of devotional service with patience and confidence. In this way one can advance in devotional service without hindrance.
TEXT FOUR
दंताति प्रतिगृह्णाति गुह्यमाख्याति पृच्छति ।।
भुङ्क्ते भोजयते चैव षड्विधं प्रीतिलक्षणम् ॥ ४ ॥
dadāti  pratigrhṇāti.
guhyam ākhyāti prcchati
bhunkte bhojayate caiva
şad-vidham  priti-lakşanamı
dadāti —gives charity;  pratigṛhṇāti —accepts in return;  guhyam —confidential topics;  ākhyāti —explains;  pṛc-chati —inquires;  bhuṅkte —eats;  bhojayate —feeds;  ca —also;  eva —certainly;  ṣaṭ-vidham —six kinds;  priti —of love;  lakṣaṇam —symptoms.