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satished even when he is a millionaire or a multimillionaire, but wants to
earn more and more money by any means. The same mentality is present
in a devotee. The devotee is never satisfied, thinking, “This is the limit
of my devotional service.”” The more he engages in the service of the
Lord, the more service he wants to give. This is the position of a devotee.
Maharaja Ambarisa, in his family life, was certainly a pure devotee, com-
plete in every respect, because his mind and all his senses were engaged
in devotional service (sa vai manah krsna-padaravindayor vacamsi
vaikuntha-gundnuvarnane). Maharaja Ambarisa was _ self-satisfied
because all of his senses were engaged in devotional service (sarvopadhi-
vinirmuktam tat-paratvena nirmalam/ hrsikena hrsikesa-sevanam bhak-
tir ucyate). Nonetheless, although Maharaja Ambarisa had engaged all
his senses in devotional service, he left his home and went to the forest to
concentrate his mind fully at the lotus feet of Krsna, exactly as a mercan-
tile man, even though complete in wealth, tries to earn more and more.
This mentality of getting more and more engaged in devotional service
puts one in the most exalted position. Whereas on the karma platform
the mercantile man who wants more and more money becomes in-
creasingly bound and entangled, the devotee becomes increasingly
liberated.
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ambarisasya caritam
ye Srnvanti mahaétmanah
muktim prayanti te sarve
bhaktya visnoh prasddatah

ambarisasya—of Maharaja Ambarisa; caritam—character; ye—per-
sons who; srnvanti—hear; maha-atmanah—of the great personality, the
great devotee; muktim—liberation; prayanti—certainly they attain;
te—such persons; sarve—all of them; bhaktya—simply by devotional
service; visnoh—of Lord Visnu; prasaédatah—by the mercy.
