206 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 11

pumsam kilaikanta-dhiyam svakanam
yah sampado divi bhiimau rasayam

na rati yad dvesa udvega adhir
madah kalir vyasanam samprayasah

purisdm—unto persons; kila—certainly; ekdnta-dhiyam—who are
advanced in spiritual consciousness; svakandm—who are recognized by
the Supreme Personality of Godhead as His own; yah—which; sam-
padah—opulences; divi—in the upper planetary systems; bhimau—in
the middle planetary systems; raséyam—and in the lower planetary
systems; na—not; rati—bestows; yat—from which; dvesah—envy; ud-
vegah—anxiety; dGdhih—mental agitation; madah—pride; kalih—
quarrel; vyasanam—distress due to loss; sampraydsah—great
endeavor.

TRANSLATION

Persons who fully surrender at the lotus feet of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead and always think of His lotus feet are ac-
cepted and recognized by the Lord as His own personal assistants
or servants. The Lord never bestows upon such servants the
brilliant opulences of the upper, lower and middle planetary
systems of this material world. When one possesses material opu-
lence in any of these three divisions of the universe, his posses-
sions naturally increase his enmity, anxiety, mental agitation,
pride and belligerence. Thus one goes through much endeavor to
increase and maintain his possessions, and he suffers great
unhappiness when he loses them.

PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (4.11) the Lord says:

ye yatha mam prapadyante
tams tathaiva bhajamy aham

mama vartmanuvartante
manusyah partha sarvasah

“‘As devotees surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly. Everyone
follows My path in all respects, O son of Prtha.” Both Indra and
