Text 20] Narada’s Instructions on Srimad-Bhagavatam 249
ness. The devotee who becomes helpless by the will of the Lord is more
fortunate than those who are born in good families. The fallen devotees
born in a good family may forget the lotus feet of the Lord because they
are less fortunate, but the devotee who is put into a forlorn condition is
more fortunate because he swiftly returns to the lotus feet of the Lord,
thinking himself helpless all round.

Pure devotional service is so spiritually relishable that a devotee becomes
automatically uninterested in material enjoyment. That is the sign of
perfection in progressive devotional service. A pure devotee continuously
remembers the lotus feet of Lord Sri Krsna and does not forget Him even
for a moment, not even in exchange for all the opulence of the three
worlds.

TEXT 20
fe fad anafaaat ,
Td TTATATTAHT: |
ag ad aq waite 9
Meat Aad: Teh MRoll
idam hi visvarn bhagavan ivetaro
yato jagat-sthana-nirodha-sambhavah
tadd hi svayam veda bhavams tathapi te
pradesga-matram bhavatah pradarsitam

idam—this; hi—all; visvam—cosmos; bhagavan—the Supreme Lord; iva—
almost the same; itarah—different from; yatah—from whom; jagat—the
worlds; sthana—exist; nirodha—annihilation; sambhavah—creation; tat hi
—all about; svayam—personally; veda—know; bhavan—your good self;
tathapi—-still; te-unto your; pradesa-matram—a synopsis only; bhavatah—
unto you; pradarsitam—explained.

TRANSLATION
The Supreme Lord Personality of Godhead is Himself this cosmos,
and still He is aloof from it. From Him only this cosmic manifestation has
emanated, in Him it rests, and unto Him it enters after annihilation. Your
good self knows all about this. I have only given a synopsis.
