274 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9

prasadah. Srila Viévanatha Cakravarti Thakura says that if one pleases
the Vaisnava spiritual master, all of one’s desires will be fulfilled.

TEXT 53

aaa — ea f 7
SE AL A GAMeATAT TaHET URI

mam aprinata dyusman
darsanam durlabham hi me

drstva mam na punar jantur
atmanam taptum arhati

mam—Me; aprinatah—not pleasing; dadyusman—O _long-living
Prahlada; darsanam—seeing; durlabham—very rare; hi—indeed;
me—of Me; drstvd—after seeing; mam—Me; na—not; punah—again;
jantuh—the living entity; atmaénam—for himself; taptum—to lament;
arhati—deserves.

TRANSLATION

My dear Prahlada, may you live a long time. One cannot appreci-
ate or understand Me without pleasing Me, but one who has seen
or pleased Me has nothing more for which to lament for his own
satisfaction.

PURPORT

One cannot be happy under any circumstances unless one pleases the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, but one who has learned how to please
the Supreme Lord need no longer lament for his material condition.

TEXT 54
ofa axat dk: aaa area:

ATT AETAGT ata TY =

prinanti hy atha mam dhirah
sarva-bhavena sadhavah
