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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 9]
PURPORT
For the pure devotee of the Lord there is nothing beyond the lotus feet of the Lord, and the Lord knows that such devotees do not wish anything more than that. The word  tu  specifically establishes this fact. The Lord also does not wish to be separated from the lotus hearts of those pure devotees. That is the transcendental relationship between the pure devotees and the Personality of Godhead. Because the Lord does not wish to separate Himself from the hearts of such pure devotees, it is therefore understood that they are specifically dearer than the impersonalists. The relationship of the pure devotees with the Lord develops because of devotional service to the Lord on the authentic basis of Vedic authority. Such pure devotees are not mundane sentimentalists, but are factually realists because their activities are supported by the Vedic authorities who have given aural reception to the facts mentioned in the Vedic literatures.
The word  parayā  is very significant.  Parā-bhakti , or spontaneous love of God, is the basis of an intimate relationship with the Lord. This highest stage of relationship with the Lord can be attained simply by hearing about Him (His name, form, quality, etc.) from authentic sources like  Bhagavad-gītā ,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam , etc., recited by pure unalloyed devotees of the Lord.
TEXT 6
तावद्भयं द्रविणदेहसुहृभिमितं
शोकः स्पृहा परिमवो विपुलश्च लोमः।
तावन्ममेत्यसदवग्रह आर्तिमूलं
यावन्न तेऽङ्घ्रिममयं प्रवृणीत लोकः ॥६॥
tāvad bhayam draviṇa-deha-suhṛn-nimittam śokaḥ spṛhā paribhavo vipulaś ca lobhaḥ tāvan mamety asad-avagraha ārtimūlam yāvan na te 'ṅghrim abhayam pravṛṇīta lokaḥ
tāvat —until then;  bhayam —fear;  draviṇa —wealth;  deha —body;  suhṛt —relatives;  nimittam —for the matter of;  śokaḥ —lamentation;  spṛhā —desire;  paribhavaḥ —paraphernalia;  vipulaḥ —very great;  ca —also;  lobhaḥ —avarice;  tāvat —up to that time;  mama —mine;  iti —thus;  asat —perishable;  avagrahaḥ —undertaking;  ārtimūlam —full of anxieties;  yāvat —as long as;  na —do not;  te —Your;  aṅghrim abhayam —safe lotus feet;  pravṛṇīta —take shelter;  lokaḥ —the people of the world.