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[Canto 4, Ch. 29]
desires. The significant word  ātma-bhāvitaḥ  indicates that the Lord is awakened in one's mind if one constantly thinks of Him. A pure devotee is always thinking of the lotus feet of the Lord ( sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ ). A pure devotee cannot remain a moment without being absorbed in thoughts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This constant thinking of the Lord is described in  Bhagavad-gītā  as  satata-yuktānām , always engaging in the Lord's service.  Bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakam : this is devotional service in love and affection. Because the Supreme Personality of Godhead dictates to the pure devotee from within, the devotee is saved from all material activities. Even the Vedic ritualistic ceremonies are considered material activities because by such activities one is simply elevated to other planetary systems, the residential abodes of the demigods. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā :
yānti deva-vratā devān pitīn yānti pitṛ-vratāḥ bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti mad-yājino 'pi mām
“Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship Me will live with Me.” (Bg. 9.25)
The word  ātma-bhāvitaḥ  also indicates that a devotee is always engaged in preaching to deliver conditioned souls. It is said of the six Gosvāmīs:  nānā-śāstra-vicāraṇaika-nipuṇau sad-dharma-saṁsthāpakau lokānāṁ hita-kāriṇau . A pure devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is always thinking of how fallen conditioned souls can be delivered. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, influenced by the merciful devotees' attempt to deliver fallen souls, enlightens the people in general from within by His causeless mercy. If a devotee is benedicted by another devotee, he becomes free from  karma-kāṇḍa  and  jñāna-kāṇḍa  activities. As confirmed in  Brahma-saṁhitā ,  vedeṣu durlabham : the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be realized through  karma-kāṇḍa  and  jñāna-kāṇḍa .  Adurlabham ātma-bhaktau : the Lord is realized only a sincere devotee.
This material world, the cosmic manifestation, is created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the living entities have come here to enjoy themselves. The Vedic instructions guide them according to different regulative principles, and intelligent people take advantage of these instructions. They thus enjoy material life without being disturbed. This is actually illusion, and to get out of this illusion by one's own endeavor is very