106 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 4

paraphernalia and so on is never interested in elevation to the heavenly
planets, even though such places are extremely dear even to the

demigods.

néraéyana-parah sarve
na kutascana bibhyati

svargapavarga-narakesv
api tulyartha-darsinah

“Devotees solely engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, Narayana, never fear any condition of life. The
heavenly planets, liberation and the hellish planets are all the same to a
devotee.” (Bhag. 6.17.28) A devotee is always situated in the spiritual
world. Therefore he does not desire anything. He is known as akama, or
desireless, because he has nothing to desire except to render transcen-
dental loving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because
Maharaja Ambarisa was a most exalted devotee of the Lord, he trained
his subjects in such a way that the citizens in his state were not interested
in anything material, including even the happiness of the heavenly
planets.

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dadatea aq aan: aReranea: |
goat af Regrat gard ee ge RHI

samvardhayanti yat kamah
svdrajya-paribhavitah

durlabha napi siddhanam
mukundam hrdi pasyatah

samvardhayanti—increase happiness; yat—because; kdmah—such
aspirations; svd-rdjya—situated in his own constitutional position of
rendering service to the Lord; paribhdvitah—saturated with such
aspirations; durlabhah—very rarely obtained; na—not; api—also;
siddhandm—of the great mystics; mukundam—Krsna, the Supreme
