276 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 9
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Sri-nadrada uvdaca
evam pralobhyamano "pi
varair loka-pralobhanaih
ekantitvad bhagavati
naicchat tan asurottamah
Sri-naradah uvdca—the great saint Narada said; evam—thus;
pralobhyamanah—being allured or induced; api—although; varaih—
by benedictions; loka—of the world; pralobhanaih—by different kinds
of allurements; ekdntitvat—because of being solely surrendered;
bhagavati—unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead; na aicchat—did
not want; tan —those benedictions; asura-uttamah—Prahlada Maharaja,
the best of the family of asuras.
TRANSLATION
Narada Muni said: Prahlada Maharaja was the best person in the
family of asuras, who always aspire for material happiness. None-
theless, although allured by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who offered him all benedictions for material happiness, because
of his unalloyed Krsna consciousness he did not want to take any
material benefit for sense gratification.
PURPORT
Pure devotees like Prahlada Maharaja and Dhruva Maharaja do not
aspire for any material benefit at any stage of devotional service. When
the Lord was present before Dhruva Maharaja, Dhruva did not want to
take any material benefit from the Lord: suamin krtartho ’smi varam na
yace. As a pure devotee, he could not ask the Lord for any material
benefit. In this regard, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu instructed us:
