Text 25] Ambariṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
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Personality of Godhead;  hṛdi —within the core of the heart;  paśyataḥ —persons always accustomed to seeing Him.
TRANSLATION
Those who are saturated with the transcendental happiness of rendering service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead are uninterested even in the achievements of great mystics, for such achievements do not enhance the transcendental bliss felt by a devotee who always thinks of Kṛṣṇa within the core of his heart.
PURPORT
A pure devotee is uninterested not only in elevation to the higher planetary systems but even in the perfections of mystic  yoga . Real perfection is devotional service. The happiness derived from merging in the impersonal Brahman and the happiness derived from the eight perfections of mystic  yoga  ( aṇimā ,  laghimā ,  prāpti  and so on) do not give any pleasure to the devotee. As stated by Srila Prabodhānanda Sarasvati:
kaivalyaṁ narakāyate tridaśa-pūr ākāśa-puṣpāyate durdāntendriya-kāla-sarpa-paṭalī protkhāta-daṁṣṭrāyate viśvaṁ pūrṇa-sukhāyate vidhi-mahendrādiś ca kīṭāyate yat kāruṇya-kaṭākṣa-vaibhavavatāṁ taṁ gauram eva stumaḥ  (Caitanya-candrāmṛta 5)
When a devotee has achieved the position of rendering transcendental loving service to the Lord through the mercy of Lord Caitanya, he thinks the impersonal Brahman to be no better than hell, and he regards material happiness in the heavenly planets to be like a will-o'-the-wisp. As far as the perfection of mystic powers is concerned, a devotee compares it to a venomous snake with no teeth. A mystic  yogī  is especially concerned with controlling the senses, but because the senses of a devotee are engaged in the service of the Lord ( hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanaṁ bhaktirucyate ) there is no need for separate control of the senses. For those who are materially engaged, control of the senses is required, but a devotee's senses are all engaged in the service of the Lord, which means that they