Devotional Service Surpasses All Liberation 37
families, if you can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Krsna, then there is nothing more rare in this world. In other words,
if the Supreme Lord Krsna is pleased with you, then any desire that
you may have within the core of your heart can be fulfilled without
any doubt. As such, what is the use of elevating yourself by the re-
sults of fruitive activities, which are automatically achieved in all
events by the modes of material nature? And what is the use for you
of spiritual emancipation or liberation from material bondage? If you
are always engaged in chanting the glories of the Supreme Lord and

- always relishing the nectar of the lotus feet of the Lord, then there is
no necessity for any of these.” By this statement of Prahlada Maha-
raj it is clearly understood that one who takes pleasure in chanting
and hearing the transcendental glories of the Lord has already sur-
passed all kinds of material benedictions, including the results of
pious fruitive activities, sacrifices and even liberation from material
bondage.

Similarly, in the same Seventh Canto, 8th Chapter, 39th verse,
when the demigods are offering prayers to Lord Nrsimha, Indra, the
King of heaven, says, “O Supreme One, these demons talk of our
share of participation in the performances of ritualistic sacrifices, but
simply by Your appearance as Lord Nrsimhadeva You have saved us
from terrible fears. Actually, our shares in the sacrificial performances
are due to You only, because You are the supreme enjoyer of all sac-
rifices. You are the supersoul of every living entity, and therefore
You are the actual owner of everything. Long were our hearts always
filled with fear of this demon, Hiranyakasipu. But You are so kind
towards us that, by killing him, You have removed that fear from
within our hearts and have given us the chance to place Your Lord-
ship within our hearts again. For persons who are engaged in the
transcendental loving service of Your Lordship, all the opulences
which were taken away from us by the demons are counted as no-
thing. Devotees do not care even for liberation, not to speak of these
material opulences. Actually, we are not enjoyers of the fruits of sac-
rifices. Our only duty is to always be engaged in Your service, for
You are the enjoyer of everything.”

The purport of this statement by Indra is that, beginning from
