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Šri Caitanya-caritāmṛta
[[Madhya-līlā, Ch. 22]
if a  karmī ,  jñānī  or  yogī  somehow contacts a devotee and renders devotional service, Kṛṣṇa immediately awards him love of God and gives him shelter at His lotus feet, although he may have no idea how to develop love of Kṛṣṇa. If a person wants material profit from devotional service, Kṛṣṇa condemns such materialistic desires. To desire material opulence while engaging in devotional service is foolish. Although the person may be foolish, Kṛṣṇa, being all-intelligent, engages him in His devotional service in such a way that he gradually forgets material opulence. The point is that we should not try to exchange loving service for material prosperity. If we are actually surrendered to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, our only desire should be to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. That is pure Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Surrender does not mean that we demand something from the Lord but that we completely depend on His mercy.
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সত্যং দিশত্যথিত্তমথিতো নৃণাং
নৈৰাৰ্থদেো যৎ পুনৰথিত্তা যতঃ।।
স্বপ্নং   বিধগুে ভজতামনিচ্ছতা-।
মিচ্ছাপিধানং নিজপাদপল্লবম্ ॥ ৪০ ॥৷৷
satyaṁ diśaty arthitam arthito nṛṇāṁ naivārthado yat punar arthitā yataḥ svayaṁ vidhatte bhajatām anicchatām icchā-pidhānaṁ nija-pāda-pallavam
SYNONYMS
satyam —it is true;  diśati —He awards;  arthitam —that which is desired;  arthitaḥ —being requested;  nṛṇām —by human beings;  na —not;  eva —certainly;  artha-daḥ —giving desired things;  yat —which;  punaḥ —again;  arthitā —request;  yataḥ —from which;  svayam —Himself;  vidhatte —He gives;  bhajatām —of those engaged in devotional service;  anicchatām —even though not desiring;  icchā-pidhānam —covering all other desires;  nija-pāda-pallavam —the shelter of His own lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
“ Whenever Krṣṇa is requested to fulfill one’s desire, He undoubtedly does so, but He does not award anything which, after being enjoyed, will cause someone to petition Him again and again to fulfill further desires. When one has other desires but engages in the Lord’s service, Krṣṇa forcibly gives one shelter at His lotus feet, where one will forget all other desires. ”