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maitreya uvaca
na vai mukundasya padaravindayo
rajo-jusas tata bhavadrsa janah
vaiichanti tad-dasyam rte ’rtham atmano
yadrcchaya labdha-manah-samrddhayah

maitreyah uvaca—the great sage Maitreya continued; na—never; vat—
certainly; mukundasya—of the Lord, who can give liberation; pada-
aravindayoh—of the lotus feet; rajahjusah—persons who are eager to taste
the dust; tata—my dear Vidura; bhavadrsah—like yourself; janadh—persons;
vafichanti—desire; tat—His; dasyam—servitorship; rte—without; artham—
interest; dtmanah—for themselves; yadrcchayad—automatically ; labdha—by
what is achieved; manah-samrddhayah—considering themselves to be very
rich.

TRANSLATION

The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, persons who, like
you, are pure devotees of the lotus feet of Mukunda [the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead, who can offer liberation] and who are always attached
to the honey of His lotus feet, are always satisfied in serving at the lotus
feet of the Lord. In any condition of life, such persons remain satisfied,
and thus they never ask the Lord for material prosperity.

PURPORT

In the Bhagavad-gita the Lord says that He is the supreme enjoyer, the
supreme proprietor of everything and anything within this creation, and
the supreme friend of everyone. When one knows these things perfectly,
he is always satisfied. The pure devotee never hankers after any
kind of material prosperity. The karmis, however, or jnanis or yogis, en-
deavor always for their own personal happiness. Karmis work day and
night to improve their economic condition, janis undergo severe aus-
terities in order to get liberation, and yogis also undergo severe austerities
by practicing the yoga system for attainment of wonderful mystic powers.
A devotee, however, is not interested in such activities; he does not want
mystic powers or liberation or material prosperity. He is satisfied in any
condition of life, as long as he is constantly engaged in the service of the
Lord. The Lord’s feet are compared with the lotus, wherein there is saffron
