Text 28] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1053
PURPORT

By these words Lord Siva indicates that what the princes were going to
do was known to him. It is a fact that they were going to worship Lord
Visnu by severe austerities and penances. Knowing this fact, Lord Siva
immediately became very pleased, as apparent by the next verse. This indi-
cates that a person who is not yet a devotee of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead but who desires to serve the Supreme Lord receives the benedic-
tions of the demigods, headed by the chief demigod, Lord Siva. Thus a
devotee of the Lord does not need to try to please the demigods separately.
Simply by worshiping the Supreme Lord, a devotee can please all of them.
Nor does he have to ask the demigods for material benedictions, for the
demigods, being pleased with the devotee, automatically offer him every-
thing that he needs. The demigods are servants of the Lord, and they are
always prepared to help a devotee in all circumstances. Therefore Srila
Bilvamangala Thakura said that if one has unalloyed devotion for the
Supreme Lord, the goddess of liberation is ready to serve him, to say
nothing of the gods of material opulences. Indeed, all the demigods are
simply waiting for an opportunity to serve the devotee. Thus there is no
need for a devotee of Krsna to endeavor for material opulence or liberation.
By being situated in the transcendental position of devotional service, he
receives all the benefits of dharma, artha, kama and moksa.

TEXT 28
Us OE Cs CTATCTTMSTTATAy |
Wet TAA TTA A HN FE A UCI
yah param ramhasah saksat
tri-gunaj jiva-samjnitat
bhagavantam vasudevam
prapannah sa priyo hi me

yah—anyone; param—transcendental; ramhasah—of the controller;
saksat—directly; tri-gunat—from the three modes of material nature; jiva—
samjnitat—living entities called by the name jivas; bhagavantam—unto the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; vasudevam—unto Krsna; prapannah—
surrendered; sah —he; priyah—very dear; hi—undoubtedly ; me—of me.
