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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 2]
effects of the association of  Bhāgavatas . And to understand these effects practically, it should be noted that by such sincere association of the  Bhāgavatas  one is sure to receive transcendental knowledge very easily, and the result is that he becomes fixed in the devotional service of the Lord. The more progress is made in devotional service under the guidance of the  Bhāgavatas , the more one becomes fixed in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The messages of the book  Bhāgavata , therefore, have to be received from the devotee  Bhāgavata , and the combination of these two  Bhāgavatas  will help the neophyte devotee to make progress on and on.
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तदा रजस्तमोभात्राः कामतोभादयश्च ये । चेत एतैरनाविद्धं स्थितं सत्त्वे प्रसीदति ॥१९॥
tadā rajas-tamo-bhāvāḥ kama-lobhādayaś ca ye ceta etair anāviddham sthitam sattve prasīdati
tadā —at that time;  rajaḥ —in the mode of passion;  tamaḥ —the mode of ignorance;  bhāvāḥ —the situation;  kāma —lust and desire;  lobha —hankering;  ādayaḥ —others;  ca —and;  ye —whatever they are;  cetaḥ —the mind;  etaiḥ —by these;  anāviddham —without being affected;  sthitam —being fixed up;  sattve —in the mode of goodness;  prasīdati —thus becomes fully satisfied.
TRANSLATION
At the time loving service is established in the heart, the modes of passion [rajas] and ignorance [tamas] and lust and desire [kāma] disappear from the heart. Then the devotee is established in goodness and he becomes happy.
PURPORT
A living being in his normal constitutional position is fully satisfied in spiritual bliss. This state of existence is called  brahma-bhūta  or  ātmānandī  or the state of self-satisfaction. This self-satisfaction is not like the satisfaction of the inactive fool. The inactive fool is in the state of foolish ignorance, whereas the self-satisfied  ātmānandī  is transcendental to the