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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 1]
mahā-mantra , but this is all cheating.” Recently at Māyāpur an African devotee wanted to imitate Haridāsa Thākura, but after fifteen days he became restless and went away. Do not suddenly try to imitate Haridāsa Thākura. Engage yourself in Kṛṣṇa conscious activities, and gradually you will come to the stage of liberation ( muktir hitvānyathā rūpaṁ svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ ).
TEXT 15
ईहते भगवानीशो न हि तत्र विसजते । आत्मलाभेन पूर्णार्थो नावसीदन्ति येऽनुतम् ॥ १५ ॥
ihate bhagavān īśo na hi tatra visajjate ātma-lābhena pūrṇārtho nāvasīdanti ye 'nu tam
ihate —engages in activities of creation, maintenance and annihilation;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa;  īśaḥ —the supreme controller;  na —not;  hi —indeed;  tatra —in such activities;  visajjate —He becomes entangled;  ātma-lābhena —because of His own gain;  pūrṇa-arthaḥ —who is self-satisfied;  na —not;  avasīdanti —are disheartened;  ye —persons who;  anu —follow;  tam —the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is full in opulence by His own gain, yet He acts as the creator, maintainer and annihilator of this material world. In spite of acting in that way, He is never entangled. Hence devotees who follow in His footsteps are also never entangled.
PURPORT
As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā  (3.9),  yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra loko 'yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ : “Work done as a sacrifice for Viṣṇu has to be performed, otherwise work binds one to this material world.” If we do not act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness we shall be entangled, like silkworms in