Text 75] Diti Vows to Kill King Indra 265
tivrena bhakti-yogena
yajeta purusarh param
“A person who has broader intelligence, whether he is full of material
desires, free from material desires, or desiring liberation, must by all
means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” (Bhag.
2.3.10) One should engage in full devotional service. Then, even though
he has no desires, whatever desires he previously had can all be fulfilled
simply by his worship of the Lord. The actual devotee does not desire
even liberation (anyabhilasita-Sinyam). The Lord, however, fulfills the
desire of the devotee by awarding him opulence that will never be
destroyed. A karmi’s opulence is destroyed, but the opulence of a devotee
is never destroyed. A devotee becomes more and more opulent as he in-
creases his devotional service to the Lord.
TEXT 75
ATTA AT AA TATRA |
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Sl JI TONCTT FIs ATA SHT TT UNS
Gradhyatma-pradam devam
svatmanam jagad-isvaram
ko vrnita guna-sparsarn
budhah syan narake ‘pi yat
arddhya—after worshiping; Gtma-pradam—who gives Himself:
devam—the Lord; sva-dtmanam—the most dear; jagat-isvaram—the
Lord of the universe; kah—what; vrnita—would choose: guna-spar-
Sam—material happiness; budhah—intelligent person; sydt—is;
narake—in hell; api—even; yat—which.
TRANSLATION
The ultimate goal of all ambitions is to become a servant of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. If an intelligent man serves the
most dear Lord, who gives Himself to His devotees, how can he
desire material happiness, which is available even in hell?
