Text 25] Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal
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worshiping the demigods for particular powers, a devotee worships Lord Viṣṇu, knowing that if he desires a particular power he can get that power while acting as Lord Viṣṇu's devotee. Therefore in the  śāstra  ( Bhāg.  2.3.10) it is recommended:
akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param
“A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of material desires, free from material desires, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” Even if a person has material desires, instead of worshiping the demigods he should pray to the Supreme Lord so that his connection with the Supreme Lord will be established and he will be saved from becoming a demon or a nondevotee. In this regard, Śrīla Madhvācārya gives the following quotation from the  Brahma-tarka :
eka-sthānaika-kāryatvād viṣṇoḥ prādhānyatas tathā jīvasya tad-adhīnatvān na bhinnādhikṛtaṁ vacaḥ
Since Viṣṇu is the Supreme, by worshiping Viṣṇu one can fulfill all one's desires. There is no need to divert one's attention to any demigod.
TEXT 25
उत्थाय प्राञ्जलिः प्रह्व ईक्षमाणो दशा विभुम् । हर्षाश्वपुलकोद्धेदो गिरा गद्गदयागृणात् ॥२५॥
utthāya prāñjaliḥ prahva īkṣamāṇo dṛśā vibhum harṣāśru-pulakodbhedo girā gadgadayāgṃāt