120 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3
Such engagement is meant for our benefit. If we engage our money in
constructing a gorgeous temple, we are freed from the reactions of our
endeavors. This is for our benefit. In addition, if we attempt to do some-
thing nice for the Supreme Lord, He is pleased with us and gives us His
benediction. In conclusion, the gorgeous arrangements are not for the
Lord’s sake but for our own. If we somehow or other receive blessings
and benedictions from the Lord, our consciousness can be purified and
we can become eligible to return home, back to Godhead.
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TN Tsar SAAT: AT TANT TATE Aa
mem afd eae” ai | ahaa
gaa eer IT: 18 II
tad yatha balisanam svayam atmanah sreyah param avidusam parama-
parama-purusa prakarsa-karunayda sva-mahimanam capavargakhyam
upakalpayisyan svayam ndpacita evetaravad ihopalaksitah.

tat—that; yatha—as; balisanam—of the fools; svayam—by Yourself;
Gtmanah—own; Sreyah—welfare; param—ultimate; avidusim—of
persons who do not know; parama-parama-purusa—O Lord of lords;
prakarsa-karunayaé—by abundant causeless mercy; sva-mahimaénam—
Your personal glory; ca—and; apavarga-akhyam—called apavarga
(liberation); upakalpayisyan—desiring to give; svayam—personally;
na apacitah—not properly worshiped; eva—although; itara-vat—like
an ordinary person; iha—here; upalaksitah—(You are) present and
seen (by us).

TRANSLATION

O Lord of lords, we are completely ignorant of the execution of
dharma, artha, kama and moksa, the process of liberation, because
we do not actually know the goal of life. You have appeared per-
sonally before us like a person soliciting worship, but actually You
are present here just so we can see You. You have come out of Your
abundant and causeless mercy in order to serve our purpose, our
