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Answers by Citing the Lord's Version
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powers to the  yogīs  because of the  yogīs ' hankering after them, but to His unalloyed devotees, who do not want anything from the Lord save and except His transcendental service, the Lord is so pleased that He gives Himself in exchange for unalloyed service.
TEXT 18
तद्दर्शनाह्लादपरिच्छुतान्तरो
हृष्यत्तनुः प्रेमभराश्चलोचनः ।
ननाम पादाम्बुजमस्य विश्वसृग्
यत् पारमहंस्येन पथाधिगम्यते ॥१८॥
tad-darśanāhlāda-pariplutāntaro
hṛṣyat-tanuḥ prema-bharāśru-locanaḥ
nanāma pādāmbujam asya viśva-sṛg
yat pāramahaṁsyena pathādhigamyate
tat —by that audience of the Lord;  darśana —audience;  āhlāda —joy;  paripluta —overwhelmed;  antaraḥ —within the heart;  hṛṣyat —full in ecstasy;  tanuḥ —body;  prema-bhara —in full transcendental love;  aśru —tears;  locanaḥ —in the eyes;  nanāma —bowed down;  pādāmbujam —under the lotus feet;  asya —of the Lord;  viśva-sṛg —the creator of the universe;  yat —which;  pāramahaṁsyena —by the great liberated soul;  pathā —the path;  adhigamyate —is followed.
TRANSLATION
Lord Brahmā, thus seeing the Personality of Godhead in His fullness, became overwhelmed with joy within his heart, and thus in full transcendental love and ecstasy, his eyes became full with tears of love. He thus bowed down before the Lord. That is the way of highest perfection for the living being [paramahaṁsa].
PURPORT
In the beginning of the  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  it is stated that this great literature is meant for the  paramahaṁsas .  Param nirmatsarāṇām satām ,