230 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16

vice to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In other words, everyone,
regardless of whether he is a karmi, jndni, yogi or bhakta, should in-
variably take shelter of the lotus feet of Vasudeva and render transcen-
dental loving service unto Him so that all his desires will be duly
fulfilled. Krsna is dina-anukampana: He is very merciful to everyone.
Therefore if one wants to fulfill his material desires, Krsna helps him. Of
course, sometimes if a devotee is very sincere, the Lord, as a special favor
to him, refuses to fulfill his material desires and directly blesses him
with pure, unalloyed devotional service. It is said in Caitanya-caritamrta

(Madhya 22.38-39):

krsna kahe, — ‘ama bhaje, mage visaya-sukha
amrta chadi’ visa mage, —ei bada mirkha

ami—vijia, ei mirkhe ‘visaya’ kene diba?
sva-caranamrta diya ‘visaya’ bhulaiba

“Krsna says, ‘If one engages in My transcendental loving service but at
the same time wants the opulence of material enjoyment, he is very, very
foolish. Indeed, he is just like a person who gives up ambrosia to drink
poison. Since I am very intelligent, why should I give this fool material
prosperity ? Instead I shall induce him to take the nectar of the shelter of
My lotus feet and make him forget illusory material enjoyment.’ ”’ If a
devotee maintains some material desire and at the same time very sin-
cerely desires to engage at the lotus feet of Krsna, Krsna may directly
give him unalloyed devotional service and take away all his material
desires and possessions. This is the Lord’s special favor to devotees.
Otherwise, if one takes to Krsna’s devotional service but still has ma-
terial desires to fulfill, he may become free from all material desires, as
Dhruva Maharaja did, but this may take some time. However, if a very
sincere devotee wants only Krsna’s lotus feet, Krsna directly gives him
the position of suddha-bhakti, unalloyed devotional service.

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