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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 9]
Me, and your firm faith in Me—all these are to be considered My causeless mercy.
PURPORT
When a living entity desires to serve the Lord in transcendental loving service, the Lord helps the devotee in so many ways as the  caitya-guru , or the spiritual master within, and thus the devotee can perform many wonderful activities beyond material estimation. By the mercy of the Lord even a layman can compose prayers of the highest spiritual perfection. Such spiritual perfection is not limited by material qualifications but is developed by dint of one's sincere endeavor to render transcendental service. Voluntary endeavor is the only qualification for spiritual perfection. Material acquisitions of wealth or education are not considered.
TEXT 39
प्रीतोऽहमस्तु भद्रं ते लोकानां विजयेच्छया । यदस्तौषीर्गुणमयं निर्गुणं मानुवर्णयन् ॥३९॥
prīto 'ham astu bhadram te lokānām vijayecchayā yad astauṣīr guṇamayam nirguṇam mānuvarṇayan
prītaḥ—pleased; aham—Myself; astu—let it be so; bhadram—all benediction; te—unto you; lokānām—of the planets; vijaya—for glorification; icchayā—by your desire; yat—that which; astauṣīḥ—you prayed for; guṇamayam—describing all transcendental qualities; nirguṇam—although I am free from all material qualities; mā—Me; anuvarṇayan—nicely describing.
TRANSLATION
I am very much pleased by your description of Me in terms of My transcendental qualities, which appear mundane to the mundaners. I grant you all benedictions in your desire to glorify all the planets by your activities.
PURPORT
A pure devotee of the Lord like Brahmā and those in his line of discipline succession always desire that the Lord be known all over the universe by each and every one of the living entities. That desire of the devotee is always blessed by the Lord. The impersonalist sometimes prays for the