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how such devotees are saved from those desires.  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  (2.3.10) advises:
akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhiḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param
“Whether one is freed from all material desires, is full of material desires, or desires to become one with the Supreme, he should engage in devotional service.” In this way, not only will the devotee’s desires be fulfilled, but the day will come when he will have no other desire than to serve the lotus feet of the Lord. One who engages in the service of the Lord with some motive is called a  sakāma-bhakta , and one who serves the Lord without any motives is called an  akāma-bhakta . Kṛṣṇa is so merciful that He turns a  sakāma-bhakta  into an  akāma-bhakta . A pure devotee, an  akāma-bhakta , who has no material motives, is satisfied simply to serve the lotus feet of the Lord. This is confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (6.22).  Yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ : if one engages in the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he does not want anything more. This is the highest stage of devotional service. The Lord is so kind even to a  sakāma-bhakta , a motivated devotee, that He satisfies his desires in such a way that one day he becomes an  akāma-bhakta . Dhruva Mahārāja, for example, became a  bhakta  with the motive of getting a better kingdom than that of his father, but finally he became an  akāma-bhakta  and said to the Lord,  svāmin kṛtārtho ’smi varaṁ na yāce : “My dear Lord, I am very satisfied simply to serve Your lotus feet. I do not want any material benefits.” Sometimes it is found that a small child eats dirty things, but his parents take away the dirty things and offer him a  sandeśa  or some other sweet-meat. Devotees who aspire for material benedictions are compared to such children. The Lord is so kind that He takes away their material desires and gives them the highest benediction. Therefore, even for material motives, one should not worship anyone other than the Supreme Personality of Godhead; one must fully engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord so that all his desires will be fulfilled and at the end he can go back home, back to Godhead. This is explained in  Caitanya-caritāmṛta  ( Madhya  22.37-39, 41) as follows.