642 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 16

render service to the Lord, so the Lord is ever anxious to render service to
the devotee. The Lord admits herein that although He certainly has the
quality that anyone who receives a slight particle of the dust of His lotus
feet becomes at once a great personality, this greatness is due to His
affection for His devotee. It is because of this affection that the goddess
of fortune does not leave Him and that not only one but many thousands
of goddesses of fortune engage in His service. In the material world, simply
to get a little favor from the goddess of fortune, people observe so many
rigid regulations of austerity and penance. The Lord cannot tolerate any
inconvenience on the part of the devotee. He is therefore famous as
Bhaktavatsala.

TEXT 8

ae gat arractafiar
FRATTT IIIA HITT |
TERN || - FATATTISTATT
TEA werafed orate UN < I

naham tathadmi yajamana-havir vitane
scyotad-ghrta-plutam adan huta-bhun-mukhena

yad brahmanasya mukhatas carato ‘nughasam
tustasya mayy avahitair nija-karma-pakaih

na—not; aham—I; tatha—on the other hand; admi—I eat; yajamana—by
the sacrificer; havih—the oblations; vitane—in the sacrificial fire; scyotat—
pouring; ghrta—ghee; plutam—mixed; adan—eating; huta-bhuk—the sacri-
ficial fire; mukhena—by the mouth; yat—as;brahmanasya—of the brahmana;
mukhatah—from the mouth; caratah—acting; anughasam— morsels; tustas-
ya—satisfied; mayi—to Me; avahitaih—offered; nija—own,; karma— activities;
pakaih—by the results.

TRANSLATION

I do not enjoy the oblations offered by the sacrificers in the sacrificial
fire, which is one of My own mouths, with the same relish as I do the
delicacies overflowing with ghee which are offered to the mouths of the
brahmanas who have dedicated to Me the results of their activities and
who are ever satisfied with My prasada.
