Ādi-līlā, Chapter 8
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kṛṣṇa yadi chuṭe bhakte bhukti mukti diyā kabhu prema-bhakti nā dena rākhena lukāiyā
SYNONYMS
kṛṣṇa —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  yadi —of course;  chuṭe —goes away;  bhakte —unto the devotee;  bhukti —material enjoyment;  mukti —liberation;  diyā —offering;  kabhu —at any time;  prema-bhakti —love of Godhead;  nā —does not;  dena —give;  rākhena —keeps;  lukāiyā —hiding.
TRANSLATION
If a devotee wants material sense gratification or liberation from the Lord, Kṛṣṇa immediately delivers it, but pure devotional service He keeps hidden.
TEXT 19
রাজন্ পতিগুরুরলং ভবতাং যদ্নাং দৈবং প্রিয়ঃ কুলপতিঃ ক চ কিষরো বঃ অন্বেষমঙ্গ ভগবান্ ভজ্জতাং মুকুন্দো মুক্তিং দদাতি কর্হিচিং স্ম ন ভক্তিযোগম্ ॥ ১১ ॥
rājan patir gurur alam bhavatām yadūnām daivam priyaḥ kula-patiḥ kva ca kiṅkaro vaḥ astv evam aṅga bhagavān bhajatām mukundo muktim dadāti karhicit sma na bhakti-yogam
SYNONYMS
rājan —O King;  patiḥ —master;  guruḥ —spiritual master;  alam —certainly;  bhavatām —of your;  yadūnām —of the Yadus;  daivam —God;  priyaḥ —very dear;  kula-patiḥ —head of the family;  kva —even sometimes;  ca —also;  kiṅkaraḥ —order carrier;  vaḥ —you;  astu —there is;  evam —thus;  aṅga —however;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  bhajatām —those who are in devotional service;  mukundaḥ —Lord Kṛṣṇa;  muktim —liberation;  dadāti —gives;  karhicit —sometimes;  sma —certainly;  na —not;  bhakti —devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“The great sage Nārada said: ‘My dear Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Kṛṣṇa is always ready to help you. He is your master, guru, God, very dear friend and head of your family. Yet sometimes He agrees to act as your servant or order carrier. You are greatly fortunate because this relationship is only possible by bhakti-yoga. The Lord can give liberation [mukti] very easily, but He does not give one bhakti-yoga because by that process He is bound to the devotee.’”