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nothing to take from him, because he is simply a boy. Therefore I do
not expect anything from anyone else. I simply expect the favorable
glance of Krsna upon me, and so I am not even afraid of Satyabhama,
who is so dear to Krsna.”

In the Fourth Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam, 20th Chapter, 25th
verse, King Prthu addresses the Lord, saying, “My dear Lord, it may
happen that the goddess of fortune becomes dissatisfied with my
work, or I may even have some misunderstanding with her, but I will
not mind this because | have full confidence in You. You are always
causelessly merciful to Your servants, and You consider even their
menial service to be very much advanced. So I have confidence that
You will accept my humble service, although it is not worthy of
being recognized. My dear Lord, You are self-sufficient. You can do
anything You like without the help of anyone else. So even if the
goddess of fortune is not satisfied with me, I know You will always
accept my service anyway.”

Devotees attached to the transcendental loving service of the Lord
may be described either as surrendered souls, as souls advanced in
devotional knowledge, or as souls completely engaged in the tran-
scendental loving service. Such devotees are called, respectively,
neophyte, perfect and eternally perfect.
