Text 35] King Citraketu Meets the Lord 119
Kamais tais tair hrta-jfidnah: because of lusty desires, nondevotees are
deprived of their intelligence. Thus they are unable to conquer the
Supreme Lord, whereas devotees, being freed from such unreasonable
desires, can conquer the Lord. Such devotees are also conquered by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because they are pure, being free from
all material desires, they fully surrender to the Supreme Lord, and
therefore the Lord conquers them. Such devotees never aspire for libera-
tion. They simply desire to serve the lotus feet of the Lord. Because they
serve the Lord without desires for remuneration, they can conquer the
mercy of the Lord. The Lord is by nature very merciful, and when He
sees that His servant is working without desires for material profit,
naturally He is conquered.
Devotees are always engaged in service.
sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayor

vacamsi vaikuntha-gundnuvarnane
All the activities of their senses are engaged in the service of the Lord.
Because of such devotion, the Lord gives Himself to His devotees as if
they could use Him for any purpose they might desire. Of course, devo-
tees have no purpose other than to serve. When a devotee fully surren-
ders and has no aspiration for material profit, the Lord certainly gives
him all opportunities for service. This is the position of the Lord when
conquered by His devotees.

TEXT 35
wm faa ag AMT
angathatreanatta |
faaguedsatan-
BA AM ETAT SaTTP MATT 11341
tava vibhavah khalu bhagavan
jagad-udaya-sthiti-layadini
visva-srjas te "mSsamsds
tatra mrsa spardhanti prthag abhimatya
