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sort of devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Another
meaning of the word avyavahita is that the interest of the devotee and the
interest of the Supreme Lord are on the same level. The devotee has no
interest but to fulfill the transcendental desire of the Supreme Lord. Such
spontaneous service unto the Supreme Lord is transcendental and is never
contaminated by the material modes of nature. These are the symptoms of
pure devotional service, which is free from all contamination of material
nature.

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salokya-sarsti-samipya-
saripyaikatvam apy uta

diyamanam na grhnanti
vind mat-sevanam janah

salokya—living on the same planet; sarsti—having the same opulence;
simipya—to be a personal associate; sdripya—having the same bodily
features; ekatvam—oneness; api—also; uta—even; diyamanam—being
offered; na—not; grhnanti—do accept; vind—without; mat— My; sevanam—
devotional service; janah—pure devotees.

TRANSLATION

A pure devotee does not accept any kind of liberation—salokya, sarsti,
samipya, sarupya or ekatva—even though they are offered by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

Lord Caitanya taught us how to execute pure devotional service out
of spontaneous love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the
Sikgastaka, He prays to the Lord: “O Lord, I do not wish to gain from
You any wealth, nor do | wish to have a beautiful wife, nor do I wish to
have many followers. All I want from You is that in life after life I may
remain a pure devotee at Your lotus feet.” There is a similarity between
the prayers of Lord Caitanya and the statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam.
Lord Caitanya prays, “‘in life after life,” indicating that a devotee does not
