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tional service is automatically attained, though it may appear to be the result of mystic  yoga  power. Sometimes a  yogī  displays a little yogic power by manufacturing gold. A little quantity of gold captivates foolish people, and thus the  yogī  gets many followers, who are willing to accept such a tiny person as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a  yogī  may also advertise himself as Bhagavān. However, a devotee does not have to exhibit such magical wonders. Without practicing the mystic yogic process, he achieves even greater opulence all over the world. Under the circumstances, Lord Rṣabhadeva refused to manifest mystic yogic perfections, and Mahārāja Parikṣit asked why He did not accept them, since, for a devotee, they are not at all disturbing. A devotee is never distressed or satisfied by material opulence. His concern is how to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If, by the grace of the Supreme Lord, a devotee achieves extraordinary opulence, he utilizes the opportunity for the Lord's service. He is not disturbed by the opulence.
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ऋषिरुवाच
सत्यमुक्तं किन्त्वह वा एके न मनसोऽद्धा विश्रम्भमनवस्थानस्य शठकिरात इव सङ्गच्छन्ते ॥ २ ॥
ṛṣir uvāca
satyam uktam kintv iha vā eke na manaso 'ddhā viśrambham anavasthānasya śaṭha-kirāta iva saṅgacchante.
ṛṣiḥ uvāca —Śukadeva Gosvāmī said:  satyam —the correct thing:  uk-tam —have said;  kintu —but;  iha —in this material world;  vā —either:  eke —some;  na —not;  manasaḥ —of the mind;  addhā —directly:  viśrambham —faithful:  anavasthānasya —being unsteady;  śaṭha —very cunning;  kirātaḥ —a hunter;  iva —like;  saṅgacchante —become.
TRANSLATION
Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied: My dear King, you have spoken correctly. However, after capturing animals, a cunning hunter does not put faith in them, for they might run away. Similarly,