Text 19] Scheduled Incarnations with Specific Functions
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Those who have attained the comforts of material civilization, made for sense gratification, should try to attain the kingdom of God by following in the footsteps of Bali Mahārāja, who exchanged his acquired material strength, adopting the process of  bhakti-yoga  as recommended in the  Bhagavad-gītā  and further explained in the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam .
TEXT 19
तुभ्यं च नारद भृशं भगवान् विवृद्ध-
भावेन साधुपरितुष्ट उवाच योगम् ।
ज्ञानं च भागवतमात्मसतत्त्वदीपं
यद्वासुदेवशरणा विदुरञ्जसैव ॥१९॥
tubhyam ca nārada bhṛśam bhagavān vivṛddha- bhāvena sādhu parituṣṭa uvāca yogam jñānam ca bhāgavatam ātma-satattva-dīpam yad vāsudeva-śaraṇā vidur añjasaiva
tubhyam—unto you; ca—also; nārada—O Nārada; bhṛśam—very nicely; bhagavān—the Personality of Godhead; vivṛddha—developed; bhāvena—by transcendental love; sādhu—your goodness; parituṣṭah—being satisfied; uvāca—described; yogam—service; jñānam—knowledge; ca—also; bhāgavatam—the science of God and His devotional service; ātma—the self; satattva—with all details; dīpam—just like the light in the darkness; yat—that which; vāsudeva-śaraṇāh—those who are souls surrendered unto Lord Vāsudeva; viduḥ—know them; añjasā—perfectly well; eva—as it is.
TRANSLATION
O Nārada, you were taught about the science of God and His transcendental loving service by the Personality of Godhead in His incarnation of Hamsāvatāra. He was very much pleased with you, due to your intense proportion of devotional service. He also explained unto you, lucidly, the full science of devotional service, which is especially understandable by persons who are souls surrendered unto Lord Vāsudeva, the Personality of Godhead.