Text 20] Nārada's Instructions on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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ness. The devotee who becomes helpless by the will of the Lord is more fortunate than those who are born in good families. The fallen devotees born in a good family may forget the lotus feet of the Lord because they are less fortunate, but the devotee who is put into a forlorn condition is more fortunate because he swiftly returns to the lotus feet of the Lord, thinking himself helpless all round.
Pure devotional service is so spiritually relishable that a devotee becomes automatically uninterested in material enjoyment. That is the sign of perfection in progressive devotional service. A pure devotee continuously remembers the lotus feet of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and does not forget Him even for a moment, not even in exchange for all the opulence of the three worlds.
TEXT 20
इदं हि विश्वं भगवानिवेतरो यतो जगत्स्थाननिरोधसम्भवाः। तद्धि स्वयं वेद भवांस्तथापि ते ग्रादेशमात्रं भवतः प्रदर्शितम् ॥२०॥
idam hi viśvam bhagavān ivetaro yato jagat-sthāna-nirodha-sambhavāḥ tadd hi svayam veda bhavāms tathāpi te prādeśa-mātram bhavataḥ pradarśitam
idam—this; hi—all; viśvam—cosmos; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; iva—almost the same; itaraḥ—different from; yataḥ—from whom; jagat—the worlds; sthāna—exist; nirodha—annihilation; sambhavāḥ—creation; tat hi—all about; svayam—personally; veda—know; bhavān—your good self; tathāpi—still; te—unto you; prādeśa-mātram—a synopsis only; bhavataḥ—unto you; pradarśitam—explained.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos, and still He is aloof from it. From Him only this cosmic manifestation has emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation. Your good self knows all about this. I have only given a synopsis.