378 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 9
Me, and your firm faith in Me—all these are to be considered My causeless
mercy.
PURPORT
When a living entity desires to serve the Lord in transcendental loving
service, the Lord helps the devotee in so many ways as the caitya-guru, or
the spiritual master within, and thus the devotee can perform many won-
derful activities beyond material estimation. By the mercy of the Lord
even a layman can compose prayers of the highest spiritual perfection.
Such spiritual perfection is not limited by material qualifications but is
developed by dint of one’s sincere endeavor to render transcendental
service. Voluntary endeavor is the only qualification for spiritual perfec-
tion. Material acquisitions of wealth or education are not considered.
TEXT 39
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prito *ham astu bhadram te
lokanam vijayecchaya
yad astausir gunamayam
nirgunam manuvarnayan
pritah—pleased; aham—Myself; astu—let it be so; bhadram—all benedic-
tion;te—unto you; lokanam-—of the planets; vijaya—for glorification; icchaya
—by your desire; yat—that which; astausih—you prayed for; gunamayam—
describing all transcendental qualities; nirgunam—although | am free from
all material qualities; ma—Me; anuvarnayan—nicely describing.
TRANSLATION
I am very much pleased by your description of Me in terms of My
transcendental qualities, which appear mundane to the mundaners. I grant
you all benedictions in your desire to glorify all the planets by your
activities.
PURPORT
A pure devotee of the Lord like Brahma and those in his line of disciplic
succession always desire that the Lord be known all over the universe by
each and every one of the living entities. That desire of the devotee is
always blessed by the Lord. The impersonalist sometimes prays for the
