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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 3]
offer him promotion to the heavenly planets or the Vaikuṇṭha planets. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu has taught us how to approach the Supreme Lord and ask Him for the ultimate benediction. He said:  na dhanaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye . He did not want to ask the Supreme Lord for anything material. Material opulence means riches, a nice family, a good wife and many followers, but an intelligent devotee doesn't ask the Supreme Lord for anything material. His only prayer is:  mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi . He wants to be engaged perpetually in the loving service of the Lord. He does not want promotion to the heavenly planets or  mukti , liberation from material bondage. If this were the case, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu would not have said,  mama janmani janmani . It doesn't matter to a devotee whether or not he takes birth life after life, as long as he remains a devotee. Actually eternal liberty means returning home, back to Godhead. A devotee is never concerned about anything material. Although Nābhi Mahārāja wanted a son like Viṣṇu, wanting a son like God is also a form of sense gratification. A pure devotee wants only to engage in the Lord's loving service.
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को वा इह तेऽपराजितोऽपराजितया माययानवसितपदव्यानावृतमतिर्विषय- विषरयानावृतप्रकृतिरनुपासितमहचरणः ॥ १४ ॥
ko vā iha te 'parājito 'parājitayā māyayānavasita-padavyānāvṛta-matir viṣaya-viṣa-rayānāvṛta-prakṛtir anupāsita-mahac-caraṇaḥ.
kaḥ vā —who is that person;  iha —within this material world;  te —of Your Lordship;  aparājitaḥ —not conquered;  aparājitayā —by the unconquerable;  māyayā —illusory energy;  anavasita-padavya —whose path cannot be ascertained;  anāvṛta-matiḥ —whose intelligence is not bewildered;  viṣaya-viṣa —of material enjoyment, which is like poison;  raya —by the course;  anāvṛta —not covered;  prakṛtiḥ —whose nature;  anupāsita —without worshiping;  mahat-caraṇaḥ —the lotus feet of great devotees.