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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 2]
“One who is thus transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed to every living entity. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me. One can understand the Supreme Personality as He is only by devotional service. And when one is in full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.”
TEXT 33
तथा न ते माधव तावकाः क्वचिद्
अश्यन्ति मार्गाच्चयि बद्धसौहृदाः ।
त्वयाभिगुप्ता विचरन्ति निर्भया
विनायकानीकपमूर्धसु प्रभो ॥३३॥
tathā na te mādhava tāvakāḥ kvacid bhraśyanti mārgāt tvayi baddha-sauhṛdāḥ tvayābhiguptā vicaranti nirbhayā vināyakānīkapa-mūrdhasu prabho
tathā —like them (the nondevotees);  na —not;  te —they (the devotees);  mādhava —O Lord, husband of the goddess of fortune;  tāvakāḥ —the followers of the devotional path, the devotees;  kvacit —in any circumstances;  bhraśyanti —fall down;  mārgāt —from the path of devotional service;  tvayi —unto You;  baddha-sauhṛdāḥ —because of being fully attached to Your lotus feet;  tvayā —by You;  abhiguptāḥ —always protected from all dangers;  vicaranti —they move;  nirbhayāḥ —without fear;  vināyaka-anīkapa —the enemies who maintain paraphernalia to oppose the  bhakti  cult;  mūrdhasu —on their heads;  prabho —O Lord.
TRANSLATION
O Mādhava, Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord of the goddess of fortune, if devotees completely in love with You sometimes fall from the path of devotion, they do not fall like nondevotees, for You still protect them. Thus they fearlessly traverse the heads of their opponents and continue to progress in devotional service.