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[Canto 4, Ch. 11]
envious persons. It is advised that an advanced devotee should be tolerant; he should show complete mercy to persons who are ignorant or innocent. A preacher-devotee is meant to show mercy to innocent persons whom he can elevate to devotional service. Everyone, by constitutional position, is an eternal servant of God. Therefore, a devotee's business is to awaken everyone's Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is his mercy. As for a devotee's treatment of other devotees who are his equals, he should maintain friendship with them. His general view should be to see every living entity as part of the Supreme Lord. Different living entities appear in different forms of dress, but according to the instruction of the  Bhagavad-gītā , a learned person sees all living entities equally. Such treatment by the devotee is very much appreciated by the Supreme Lord. It is said, therefore, that a saintly person is always tolerant and merciful, he is a friend for everyone, never an enemy to anyone, and is peaceful. These are some of the good qualities of a devotee.
TEXT 14
सम्प्रसन्ने भगवति पुरुषः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः । विमुक्तो जीवनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्म निर्वाणमृच्छति ॥१४॥
samprasanne bhagavati puruṣaḥ prākṛtair guṇaiḥ vimukto jīva-nirmukto brahma nirvāṇam ṛcchati
samprasanne—upon satisfaction; bhagavati—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; puruṣaḥ—a person; prākṛtaiḥ—from the material; guṇaiḥ—modes of nature; vimuktaḥ—being liberated; jīva-nirmuktaḥ—freed from the subtle body also; brahma—unlimited; nirvāṇam—spiritual bliss; ṛcchati—achieves.
TRANSLATION
One who actually satisfies the Supreme Personality of Godhead during his lifetime becomes liberated from the gross and subtle material conditions. Thus being freed from all material modes of nature, he achieves unlimited spiritual bliss.
PURPORT
In the previous verse it has been explained that one should treat all living entities with tolerance, mercy, friendship and equality. By such