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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 6]
Supreme Lord gives these devotees whatever they desire, but they cannot attain the most important function of devotional service. Devotional service to the Lord is guaranteed for those who do not desire liberation and mystic power.
TEXT 1
राजोवाच
न नूनं भगव आत्मारामाणां योगसमीरितज्ञानावभजितकर्मबीजानामै- श्वर्याणि पुनः क्लेशदानि भवितुमर्हन्ति यद्वच्छयोपगतानि ॥ १ ॥
rājovāca
na nūnam bhagava ātmārāmāṇām yoga-samīrita-jñānāvabharjita- karma-bījānām aiśvaryāṇi punaḥ kleśadāni bhavitum arhanti yadṛc- chayopagatāni.
rājā uvāca —King Parikṣit inquired;  na —not;  nūnam —indeed;  bhagavaḥ —O most powerful Śukadeva Gosvāmī;  ātmārāmāṇām —of pure devotees simply engaged in devotional service;  yoga-samīrita —achieved by practice of  yoga ;  jñāna —by knowledge;  avabharjita —burned;  karma-bījānām —of those whose seeds of fruitive activities;  aiśvaryāṇi —the mystic powers;  punaḥ —again;  kleśadāni —sources of distress;  bhavitum —to become;  arhanti —are able;  yadṛcchayā —automatically;  upagatāni —achieved.
TRANSLATION
King Parikṣit asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear Lord, for those who are completely pure in heart, knowledge is attained by the practice of bhakti-yoga, and attachment for fruitive activity is completely burned to ashes. For such people, the powers of mystic yoga automatically arise. They do not cause distress. Why, then, did Rṣabhadeva neglect them?
PURPORT
A pure devotee is constantly engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Whatever is necessary for the discharge of devo-