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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 6, Ch. 12]
senses. Even so-called demons sometimes have exalted devotion for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Indra smiled reassuringly at Vṛtrāsura.
TEXT 19
इन्द्र उवाच
अहो दानव सिद्धोऽसि यस्य ते मतिरीदृशी ।
भक्तः सर्वात्मनात्मानं सुहृदं जगदीश्वरम् ॥१९॥
indra uvāca aho dānava siddho 'si yasya te matir īdṛśī bhaktaḥ sarvātmanātmānam suhṛdam jagad-īśvaram
indraḥ uvāca —Indra said;  aho —hello;  dānava —O demon;  siddhaḥ asi —you are now perfect;  yasya —whose;  te —your;  matiḥ —consciousness;  īdṛśī —such as this;  bhaktaḥ —a great devotee;  sarva-ātmanā —without diversion;  ātmānam —to the Supersoul;  suhṛdam —the greatest friend;  jagat-īśvaram —to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
Indra said: O great demon, I see by your discrimination and endurance in devotional service, despite your dangerous position, that you are a perfect devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul and friend of everyone.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (6.22):
yam labdhvā cāparam lābham manyate nādhikam tataḥ yasmin sthito na duḥkhena guruṇāpi vicālyate
“Established in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one never departs from the truth, and upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain. Being situated