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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 19]
Anyakāmī —a devotee may desire something other than service to the lotus feet of the Lord;  yadi kare kṛṣṇera bhajana —but if he engages in Lord Kṛṣṇa's service;  nā māgiteha kṛṣṇa tāre dena sva-caraṇa —Kṛṣṇa gives him shelter at His lotus feet, even though he does not aspire for it.  Kṛṣṇa kahe —the Lord says;  āmā bhaje —“He is engaged in My service”;  māge viṣaya-sukha —“but he wants the benefits of material sense gratification.”  Amṛta chāḍi' viṣa māge : “Such a devotee is like a person who asks for poison instead of nectar.”  Ei baḍa mūrkha : “That is his foolishness.”  Āmi — vijña : “But I am experienced.”  Ei mūrkhe 'viṣaya' kene diba : “Why should I give such a foolish person the dirty things of material enjoyment?”  Sva-caraṇāmṛta : “It would be better for Me to give him shelter at My lotus feet.”  Viṣaya' bhulāiba : “I shall cause him to forget all material desires.”  Kāma lāgi' kṛṣṇa bhaje —if one engages in the service of the Lord for sense gratification;  paya kṛṣṇa-rase —the result is that he ultimately gets a taste for serving the lotus feet of the Lord.  Kāma chāḍi' 'dāsa' haite haya abhilāṣe : He then gives up all material desires and wants to become an eternal servant of the Lord.
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यद्यत्र नः स्वर्गसुखावशेषितं
स्विष्टस्य सूक्तस्य कृतस्य शोभनम् ।
तेनाजनाभे स्मृतिमजन्म नः स्याद्
वर्षे हरिर्यद्भजतां शं तनोति ॥२८॥
yady atra naḥ svarga-sukhāvaśeṣitam sviṣṭasya sūktasya kṛtasya śobhanam tenājanābhe smṛtimaj janma naḥ syād varṣe harir yad-bhajatām śam tanoti
yadi —if;  atra —in this heavenly planet;  naḥ —of us;  svarga-sukhāvaśeṣitam —whatever remains after the enjoyment of heavenly happiness;  su-iṣṭasya —of a perfect sacrifice;  su-uktasya —of diligently studying the Vedic literature;  kṛtasya —of having performed a kind act;  śobhanam —the resultant actions;  tena —by such a resultant action;  ajanābhe —in the land of Bhārata-varṣa;  smṛti-mat janma —a birth enabling one to remember the lotus feet of the Lord;  naḥ —of us;  syāt —