Text 25] HiranyakaSipu’s Plan to Become Immortal 153
worshiping the demigods for particular powers, a devotee worships Lord
Visnu, knowing that if he desires a particular power he can get that
power while acting as Lord Visnu’s devotee. Therefore in the Sdstra
(Bhag. 2.3.10) it is recommended:
akamah sarva-kamo va
moksa-kama udara-dhih
tivrena bhakti-yogena
yajeta purusam param
‘A person who has broader intelligence, whether he be full of material
desires, free from material desires, or desiring liberation, must by all
means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” Even if
a person has material desires, instead of worshiping the demigods he
should pray to the Supreme Lord so that his connection with the Supreme
Lord will be established and he will be saved from becoming a demon or
a nondevotee. In this regard, Srila Madhvacarya gives the following
quotation from the Brahma-tarka:
eka-sthanaika-karyatvad
visnoh pradhanyatas tatha
Jivasya tad-adhinatvan
na bhinnadhikrtam vacah
Since Visnu is the Supreme, by worshiping Visnu one can fulfill all one’s
desires. There is no need to divert one’s attention to any demigod.
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