392 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

bhiite—who is the life and the Supersoul; parama-dtmani—the supreme
regulator: vdsudeve—Lord Vasudeva (Krsna); tirtha-tame—who is the
best of all places of pilgrimage; pdatre—the most worthy recipient;
upapanne—having approached; parayd—by the topmost; sraddhaya —
faith: parama-ddara—with great respect; samdhita-manasd—with an
attentive mind; sampratipdditasya —which was given; saksat—directly;
apavarga-dvarasya—the gate of liberation; yat—which; bila-nilaya—
of bila-svarga, the imitation heavenly planets; aisvaryam—the
opulence.

TRANSLATION
My dear King, Bali Maharaja donated all his possessions to the

Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vamanadeva, but one should
certainly not conclude that he achieved his great worldly opulence
in bila-svarga as a result of his charitable disposition. The Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is the source of life for all living en-
tities, lives within everyone as the friendly Supersoul, and under
His direction a living entity enjoys or suffers in the material world.
Greatly appreciating the transcendental qualities of the Lord, Bali
Maharaja offered everything at His lotus feet. His purpose,
however, was not to gain anything material, but to become a pure
devotee. For a pure devotee, the door of liberation is automatically
opened. One should not think that Bali Maharaja was given so
much material opulence merely because of his charity. When one
becomes a pure devotee in love, he may also be blessed with a good
material position by the will of the Supreme Lord. However, one
should not mistakenly think that the material opulence of a devo-
tee is the result of his devotional service. The real result of devo-
tional service is the awakening of pure love for the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, which continues under all circumstances.

TEXT 20
Tata aaaeaeniey Faw aAPaMayy Fee:
is La n ° Ss nN
mara fyata wa a afar geaasewaITARd
Rell
