810 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 20

mad-ddesa-karo lokah
sarvatrapnoti sobhanam

tat—therefore; tuam—you; kuru—do; maya—by Me; adistam—what is
ordered; apramattah—without being misguided; praja-pate—O master of
the citizens; mat—of Me; addesa-karah— who executes the order; lokah—any
person; sarvatra—everywhere; apnoti—achieves; sobhanam—all good for-
tune.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, O protector of the citizens, henceforward be very care-
ful to execute My orders and not be misled by anything. Anyone who
lives in that way, simply carrying out My orders faithfully, will always
find good fortune all over the world.

PURPORT

The sum and substance of religious life is to execute the orders of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, and one who does so is perfectly re-
ligious. In Bhagavad-gita the Supreme Lord Krsna says, man-mana bhava
mad-bhaktah: “Just think of Me always and become My devotee.” (Bg. 18.65)
Furthermore, the Lord says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam
vraja: “Give up all kinds of material engagement and simply surrender unto
Me.” (Bg. 18.66) This is the primary principle of religion. Anyone who
directly executes such an order from the Personality of Godhead is actually
a religious person. Others are described as pretenders, for there are many
activities going on throughout the world in the name of religion which are
not actually religious. For one who executes the order of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, however, there is only good fortune throughout
the world.

TEXT 34

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maitreya uvaca
iti vainyasya rajarseh
pratinandyarthavad vacah
