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the benediction he desired, Dhruva Mahārāja refused it, saying,  svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṁ na yāce : “Now I am fully satisfied. I do not want any material benediction.” ( Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya 7.28 ) This is the perfection of life.  Yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ  (Bg. 6.22). If one achieves the shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet, one is fully satisfied and does not need to ask for any material benediction.
At night, no one can see a lotus, for lotuses blossom only during the daytime. Therefore the word  aravindākṣa  is significant. One who is not captivated by the lotus eyes or transcendental form of the Supreme Lord is in darkness, exactly like one who cannot see a lotus. One who has not come to the point of seeing the lotus eyes and transcendental form of Śyāmasundara is a failure.  Premāñjana-cchurita-bhakti-vilocanena santaḥ sadaiva hṛdayeṣu vilokayanti . Those who are attached to the Supreme Personality of Godhead in love always see the Lord’s lotus eyes and lotus feet, whereas others cannot see the Lord’s beauty and are therefore classified as  anādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ , or neglectful of the Lord’s personal form. Those who neglect the Lord’s form are surely failures on every path in life, but if one develops even a little love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is liberated without difficulty ( svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ). Therefore the Supreme Personality of Godhead recommends in  Bhagavad-gītā  (9.34),  man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru : “Simply think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer some slight homage to Me.” Simply by this process, one is guaranteed to return home, back to Godhead, and thus attain the highest perfection. The Lord further affirms in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.54–55):
brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṅkṣati samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām
bhaktyā māṁ abhijānāti yāvān yaś cāsmi tattvataḥ tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśate tad-anantaram