190 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 18
ya tasya te pdda-saroruhdrhanam
nikamayet sakhila-kima-lampata
tad eva rasipsitam ipsito ’rcito
yad-bhagna-ydacna bhagavan pratapyate

ya—a woman who; tasya—of Him; te—of You; pdda-saroruha—of
the lotus feet; arhanam—the worship; nikdmayet—fully desires; sé—
such a woman; akhila-kama-lampatd —although maintaining all kinds
of material desire; tat—that; eva—only; rdsi—You award; ipsitam—
some other desired benediction; ipsitah—being looked to for; arcitah—
worshiped; yat—from which; bhagna-ydcrid—one who desires objects
other than Your lotus feet and who thus becomes broken; bhagavan—O
my Lord; pratapyate—is pained.

TRANSLATION

My dear Lord, You automatically fulfill all the desires of a
woman who worships Your lotus feet in pure love. However, if a
woman worships Your lotus feet for a particular purpose, You also
quickly fulfill her desires, but in the end she becomes bro-
kenhearted and laments. Therefore one need not worship Your
lotus feet for some material benefit.

PURPORT

Srila Rapa Gosvami describes pure devotional service as any-
abhilasita-sinyam jndna-karmédy-andvrtam. One should not worship
the Supreme Personality of Godhead to fulfill some material desire for
success in fruitive activities or mental speculation. To serve the lotus feet
of the Lord means to serve Him exactly as He desires. The neophyte
devotee is therefore ordered to worship the Lord strictly according to the
regulative principles given by the spiritual master and the Sdstras. By
executing devotional service in that way, he gradually becomes attached
to Krsna, and when his original dormant love for the Lord becomes
manifest, he spontaneously serves the Lord without any motive. This
condition is the perfect stage of one’s relationship with the Lord. The
Lord then looks after the comfort and security of His devotee without
being asked. Krsna promises in Bhagavad-gita (9.22):
