1050 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 25

TRANSLATION

The Lord continued: My dear mother, devotees who receive such
transcendental opulences are never bereft of them; neither weapons nor
the change of time can destroy such opulences. Because the devotees
accept Me as their friend, their relative, their son, preceptor, benefactor
and Supreme Deity, they cannot be deprived of their possessions at any
time.

PURPORT

It is stated in Bhagavad-gitad that one may elevate himself to the
higher planetary systems, even up to Brahmaloka, by dint of pious activi-
ties, but when the effects of such pious activities are finished, one again
comes back to this earth to begin a new life of activities. Thus even though
one is promoted to the higher planetary system for enjoyment and a long
duration of life, still that is not a permanent settlement. But as far as the
devotees are concerned, their assets—the achievement of devotional service
and the consequent opulence of Vaikuntha, even on this planet—are never
destroyed. In this verse Kapiladeva addresses His mother as santa-riéjpa,
indicating that the opulences of devotees are fixed because devotees are
eternally fixed in the Vaikuntha atmosphere, which is called santa-ripa
because it is in the mode of pure goodness, undisturbed by the modes of
passion and ignorance. Once one is fixed in the devotional service of the
Lord, his position of transcendental service cannot be destroyed, and the
pleasure and service simply increase unlimitedly. For the devotees engaged
in Krsna consciousness, in the Vaikuntha atmosphere, there is no influence
of time. In the material world the influence of time destroys everything,
but in the Vaikuntha atmosphere there is no influence of time or of the
demigods because there are no demigods in the Vaikuntha planets. Here
our activities are controlled by different demigods; even if we move our
hand and leg, the action is controlled by the demigods. But: in the
Vaikuntha atmosphere there is no influence of the demigods or of time;
therefore there is no question of destruction. When the time element is
present, there is the certainty of destruction, but when there is no time
element, past, present or future, then everything is eternal. Therefore this
verse uses the words na nanksyanti, indicating that the transcendental
opulences will never be destroyed.

The reason for freedom from destruction is also described. The devotees
accept the Supreme Lord as the most dear personality and reciprocate
with Him in different relationships. They accept the Supreme Personality
