234 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12

senses. Even so-called demons sometimes have exalted devotion for the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore Indra smiled reassuringly at
Vrtrasura.

TEXT 19

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Hal aaa fagist Ta a afacteat |
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indra uvdca
aho danava siddho ’si
yasya te matir idrsi
bhaktah sarvatmanatmaénam
suhrdam jagad-isvaram

indrah uvdca—Indra said; aho—hello; danava—O demon; siddhah
asi—you are now perfect; yasya—whose; te—your; matih—conscious-
ness; idrsi—such as this; bhaktah—a great devotee; sarva-dtmand—
without diversion; atmanam—to the Supersoul; suhrdam—the greatest
friend; jagat-isvaram—to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

TRANSLATION

Indra said: O great demon, I see by your discrimination and en-
durance in devotional service, despite your dangerous position,
that you are a perfect devotee of the Supreme Personality of God-
head, the Supersoul and friend of everyone.

PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (6.22):

yam labdhva caparam labham
manyate nadhikam tatah

yasmin sthito na duhkhena
gurunapi vicdlyate

“Established in Krsna consciousness, one never departs from the truth,
and upon gaining this he thinks there is no greater gain. Being situated
