238 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 6, Ch. 12

PURPORT

Vrtrasura has formerly prayed (Bhdg. 6.11.25), na naka-prsthar na

ca padramesthyam na sdrva-bhaumam na rasddhipatyam. “‘I do not want
the facilities for happiness on Brahmaloka, Svargaloka or even
Dhruvaloka, not to speak of this earth or the lower planets. I simply want
to return home, back to Godhead.”’ This is the determination of a pure
devotee. A pure devotee is never attracted to any exalted position within
this material world. He simply wants to associate with the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead like the inhabitants of Vrndavana—Srimati
Radharani, the gopis, Krsna’s father and mother (Nanda Maharaja and
Yagoda), Krsna’s friends and Krsna’s servants. He wants to associate with
Krsna’s atmosphere of Vrndavana’s beauty. These are the highest ambi-
tions of a devotee of Krsna. Devotees of Lord Visnu may aspire for a
position in Vaikunthaloka, but a devotee of Krsna never aspires even for
the facilities of Vaikuntha; he wants to return to Goloka Vrndavana and
associate with Lord Krsna in His eternal pastimes. Any material happi-
ness is like water in a ditch, whereas the spiritual happiness eternally en-
joyed in the spiritual world is like an ocean of nectar in which a devotee
wants to swim.

TEXT 23

TR TAA

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Sri-Suka uvdca
iti bruvdndv anyonyam
dharma-jijfidsaya nrpa
yuyudhate mahd-viryav
indra-vrtrau yudham pati
Sri-Sukah uvdca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; iti—thus; bruvanau—

speaking; anyonyam—to one another; dharma-jijfidsaya—with a desire
to know the supreme, ultimate religious principle (devotional service);
nrpa—O King; yuyudhate—fought; mahd-viryau—both very power-
ful; indra—King Indra; vrtrau—and Vrtrasura; yudham pati—both
great military commanders.
