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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 11]
master, the mind should think of Kṛṣṇa incessantly, and one's words should be engaged in preaching the glories of the Lord. If one is thus engaged in the loving service of the Lord, one's life is successful.
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न नाकपृष्ठं न च पारमेष्ठयं 
  न सार्वभौमं न रसाधिपत्यम् । 
  न योगसिद्धीरपुनर्भयं वा 
  समञ्जस त्वा विरहय्य काङ्क्षे ॥२५॥
na nāka-pṛṣṭham na ca pārameṣṭhyam 
  na sārva-bhaumam na rasādhipatyam 
  na yoga-siddhīr apunar-bhavam vā 
  samañjasa tvā virahayya kāṅkṣe
na —not;  nāka-pṛṣṭham —the heavenly planets or Dhruvaloka;  na —nor;  ca —also;  pārameṣṭhyam —the planet on which Lord Brahmā resides;  na —nor;  sārva-bhaumam —sovereignty of the whole earthly planetary system;  na —nor;  rasā-ādhipatyam —sovereignty of the lower planetary systems;  na —nor;  yoga-siddhīḥ —eight kinds of mystic yogic power ( aṇimā ,  laghimā ,  mahimā , etc.);  apunaḥ-bhavam —liberation from rebirth in a material body;  vā —or;  samañjasa —O source of all opportunities;  tvā —You;  virahayya —being separated from;  kāṅkṣe —I desire.
TRANSLATION
O my Lord, source of all opportunities, I do not desire to enjoy in Dhruvaloka, the heavenly planets or the planet where Lord Brahmā resides, nor do I want to be the supreme ruler of all the earthly planets or the lower planetary systems. I do not desire to be master of the powers of mystic yoga, nor do I want liberation if I have to give up Your lotus feet.
PURPORT
A pure devotee never desires to gain material opportunities by rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord. A pure devotee desires