396 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 24

tat—that; bhaktandm—of great devotees; atma-vatam—of self-
realized persons like Sanaka and Sanatana; sarvesam—of all; atmani—
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the soul; dtma-de—who
gives Himself without hesitation; a@tmataya—who is the Supreme Soul,
Paramatma; eva—indeed.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in every-
one’s heart as the Supersoul, sells Himself to His devotees such as
Narada Muni. In other words, the Lord gives pure love to such
devotees and gives Himself to those who love Him purely. Great,
self-realized mystic yogis such as the four Kumiaras also derive
great transcendental bliss from realizing the Supersoul within
themselves.

PURPORT

The Lord became Bali Maharaja’s doorkeeper not because of his giving
everything to the Lord, but because of his exalted position as a lover of
the Lord.

TEXT 22

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AAT TATA URI
na vai bhagavan niinam amusyanujagraha yad uta punar atmdnusmrti-
mosanam mayamaya-bhogaisvaryam evatanuteti.

na—not; vai—indeed; bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; niinam—certainly; amusya—unto Bali Maharaja; anu-
Jagraha—showed His favor; yat—because; uta—certainly; punah—
again; @tma-anusmrti—of remembrance of the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; mosanam—which robs one; mdyd-maya—an attribute of
Maya; bhoga-aisvaryam—the material opulence; eva—certainly;
dtanuta—extended; iti—thus.
