Tevy Q7 Q7
THE PROCESS OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE
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material attachment and should take full shelter under the lotus feet of Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa is very kind to His devotees. He is always grateful, and He never forgets the service of a devotee. He is also completely opulent and all-powerful. Why, then, should one take shelter of a demigod and leave Lord Krṣṇa’s shelter? If one worships a demigod and leaves Krsṇa, he must be considered the lowest fool.
TEXT 96
ক:  পণ্ডিতভ্বপ্রসবং নব্বণং সন্নীয়া--
ଓଡ଼ିଶା   ହିନ୍ଦୀ ଭାଷା ମାନକ ନାମ:  ଅନ୍ତନା: କୁରିଆ  ବିବରଣୀ ନାମ:  ଓଡ଼ିଶା
সৰ্বান দদাতি স্বৰ্দ্ধদে। ভজতোথ ভিকাম।-
নাত্মানমপুত্ৰপচৰাপচয়ৌ ন ষষ্ঠ ॥ ৯৬ ॥॥
kaḥ paṇḍitas tvad-aparaṁ śaraṇaṁ samīyād bhakta-priyād ṛta-giraḥ suhṛdaḥ kṛtajñāt sarvān dadāti suhṛdo bhajato ‘bhikāmān ātmānam apy upacayāpacayau na yasya
SYNONYMS
kaḥ —what;  paṇḍitaḥ —learned man;  tvat-aparam —other than Your Lordship;  śaraṇam —shelter;  samīyāt —would take;  bhakta-priyāt —who are affectionate to Your devotees;  ṛta-giraḥ —who are truthful to the devotees;  suhṛdaḥ —who are the friend of the devotees;  kṛta-jñāt —who are grateful to the devotees;  sarvān —all;  dadāti —gives;  suhṛdaḥ —to Your well-wishers;  bhajataḥ —who worship You by devotional service;  abhikāmān —desires;  ātmānam —Yourself;  api —even;  upacaya —increase;  apacayau —and diminution;  na —not;  yasya —of whom.
TRANSLATION
“My dear Lord, You are very affectionate to Your devotees. You are also a truthful and grateful friend. Where is that learned man who would give You up and surrender to someone else? You fulfill all the desires of Your devotees, so much so that sometimes You even give Yourself to them. Still, You neither increase nor decrease by such activity.”
PURPORT
This is a verse from  Šrimad-Bhāgavatam  (10.48.26).
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বিজ্ঞ-জলের হয় যদি কৃষ্ণপ্রুণ-জ্ঞান ।।
অন্য তাজি’ ভজে, তাতে উদ্ধব—প্রমাণ ॥ ১৭ ॥