266 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 19

Anyakami—a devotee may desire something other than service to the
lotus feet of the Lord; yadi kare krsnera bhajana—but if he engages in
Lord Krsna’s service; n@ mdgiteha krsna tare dena sva-carana—Krsna
gives him shelter at His lotus feet, even though he does not aspire for it.
Krsna kahe—the Lord says; dma bhaje—“‘He is engaged in My ser-
vice”; mage visaya-sukha—“‘but he wants the benefits of material sense
gratification.” Amrta chadi’ visa mage: “Such a devotee is like a person
who asks for poison instead of nectar.” Ei bada mirkha: “That is his
foolishness.” Ami—vijria: “But I am experienced.” Ei mirkhe ‘visaya’
kene diba: ““Why should I give such a foolish person the dirty things of
material enjoyment?” Sva-carandmrta: “It would be better for Me to
give him shelter at My lotus feet.” ‘Visaya’ bhuldiba: ‘‘] shall cause him
to forget all material desires.”” Kama lagi’ krsna bhaje—if one engages
in the service of the Lord for sense gratification; paya krsna-rase—the
result is that he ultimately gets a taste for serving the lotus feet of the
Lord. Kama chddi’ ‘dasa’ haite haya abhilase: He then gives up all

material desires and wants to become an eternal servant of the Lord.

TEXT 28

TH a agar

Rasa GHA FIA UTA |
aa BHAA A: ATE

vw stixaat a aatfa nec

yady atra nah svarga-sukhdvasesitarn
svistasya siiktasya krtasya sobhanam

tendjanabhe smrtimaj janma nah syad
varse harir yad-bhajatam sarh tanoti

yadi—if; atra—in this heavenly planet; nah—of us; svarga-sukha-
avasesitam —whatever remains after the enjoyment of heavenly happi-
ness; su-istasya —of a perfect sacrifice; su-uktasya—of diligently study-
ing the Vedic literature; krtasya—of having performed a kind act;
Sobhanam—the resultant actions; tena—by such a resultant action;
ajanabhe—in the land of Bharata-varsa; smrti-mat janma—a birth
enabling one to remember the lotus feet of the Lord; nah—of us; syat—
