130 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 3
O best among the Bharatas [Arjuna], four kinds of pious men render
devotional service unto Me—the distressed, the desirer of wealth, the in-
quisitive, and he who is searching for knowledge of the Absolute.”

Initiation into bhakti begins when one is in a distressed condition or in
want of money, or when one is inquisitive to understand the Absolute
Truth. Nonetheless, people who approach the Supreme Lord in this way
are not actually devotees. They are accepted as pious (sukrtinah) due to
their inquiring about the Absolute Truth, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead. Not knowing the various activities and engagements of the
Lord, such people unnecessarily disturb the Lord for material gain.
However, the Lord is so kind that even though disturbed, He fulfills the
desires of such beggars. The pure devotee is anyabhilasita-stinya; he has
no motive behind his worship. He is not conducted by the influence of
maya in the form of karma or jridna. The pure devotee is always pre-
pared to execute the order of the Lord without personal consideration.
The rtvijah, the priests at the sacrifice, knew very well the distinction
between karma and bhakti, and because they considered themselves
under the influence of karma, fruitive activity, they begged the Lord’s
pardon. They knew that the Lord had been invited to come for some pal-
try reason.

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Sri-Suka uvaca

iti nigadenabhistityamano bhagavan animisarsabho varsa-
dharabhivaditabhivandita-caranah sadayam idam aha.

$ri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; nigadena—
by prayers in prose; abhistityamanah—being worshiped; bhagavan—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; animisa-rsabhah—the chief of all
the demigods; varsa-dhara—by King Nabhi, the Emperor of Bharata-
varsa; abhivadita—worshiped; abhivandita—were bowed down to;
caranah—whose feet; sadayam—kindly; idam—this: aha—said.
