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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 8, Ch. 3]
( Bhāg.  5.5.8). As long as the living entity is not enlightened so that he may understand his real position, he will be attracted to materialistic life, to house, country or field, to society, sons, family, community, bank balance and so on. Covered by all this, he will continue to think, “I am this body, and everything related to this body is mine.” This materialistic conception of life is extremely difficult to surmount, but one who surrenders to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as did Gajendra, the King of the elephants, comes to enlightenment on the Brahman platform.
brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kārikṣati samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu mad-bhaktiṁ labhate parām
“One who is transcendentally situated at once realizes the Supreme Brahman and becomes fully joyful. He never laments nor desires to have anything; he is equally disposed toward all living entities. In that state he attains pure devotional service unto Me.” (Bg. 18.54) Since a devotee is completely on the Brahman platform, he is not jealous of any other living entity ( samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu ).
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श्रीशुक उवाच
एवं गजेन्द्रमुपवर्णितनिर्विशेषं
ब्रह्मादयो विविधलिङ्गमिदाभिमानाः ।
नैते यदोपसमृपुर्निखिलात्मकत्वात्
तत्राखिलामरमयो हरिराविरासीत् ॥३०॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
evaṁ gajendram upavarṇita-nirviśeṣaṁ
brahmādayo vividha-linga-bhidābhimānāḥ
naite yadopasasrpur nikhilātmakatvāt
tatrākhilāmara-mayo harir āvirāsīt
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; evam—in this way; gajendram—unto the King of the elephants, Gajendra; upavarṇita—