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Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
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tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param
“A person who has broader intelligence, whether he is full of material desires, free from material desires, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” ( Bhāg.  2.3.10) One should engage in full devotional service. Then, even though he has no desires, whatever desires he previously had can all be fulfilled simply by his worship of the Lord. The actual devotee does not desire even liberation ( anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam ). The Lord, however, fulfills the desire of the devotee by awarding him opulence that will never be destroyed. A  karmī ’s opulence is destroyed, but the opulence of a devotee is never destroyed. A devotee becomes more and more opulent as he increases his devotional service to the Lord.
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आराध्यात्मप्रदं देवं स्वात्मानं जगदीश्वरम् । को वृणीत गुणस्पर्शं बुधः स्यान्नरक्तेऽपि यत् ॥७५॥
ārādhyātma-pradaṁ devaṁ svātmānaṁ jagad-īśvaram ko vṛṇīta guṇa-sparśaṁ budhaḥ syān narake 'pi yat
ārādhya —after worshiping;  ātma-pradam —who gives Himself;  devam —the Lord;  sva-ātmānam —the most dear;  jagat-īśvaram —the Lord of the universe;  kaḥ —what;  vṛṇīta —would choose;  guṇa-sparśam —material happiness;  budhaḥ —intelligent person;  syāt —is;  narake —in hell;  api —even;  yat —which.
TRANSLATION
The ultimate goal of all ambitions is to become a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If an intelligent man serves the most dear Lord, who gives Himself to His devotees, how can he desire material happiness, which is available even in hell?