198 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 5
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is actually the only object of our
love. As long as we are in this material world we have so many desires to
fulfill, but when we come in touch with the Supreme Personality of God-
head, we immediately become perfect and fully satisfied, just as a child is
fully satisfied when he comes to the lap of his mother. Dhruva Maharaja
went to the forest to achieve some material result by austerity and
penance, but when he actually saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead
he said, “I do not want any material benediction. I am completely
satisfied.”” Even if one wants some material benefit from serving the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, this can be achieved extremely easily,
without hard labor. Therefore the sastra recommends:
akamah sarva-kamo va
moksa-kama udara-dhih
tivrena bhakti-yogena
yajeta purusam param
‘Whether one desires everything or nothing or desires to merge into the
existence_of the Lord, he is intelligent only if he worships Lord Krsna,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by rendering transcendental loving
service.” (Bhag. 2.3.10) Even if one has material desires, one can un-
doubtedly achieve what he wants by rendering service to the Lord.
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aM fe eHeIAAM WYATT |
waaniad fast: aaa fe eel
yatha hi skandha-sakhanam
taror miilavasecanam
evam Gradhanam visnoh
sarvesam atmanas ca hi
yatha—as; hi—indeed; skandha—of the trunk; sakhandm—and of
the branches; taroh—of a tree; mila—the root; avasecanam—water-
ing; evam—in this way; dradhanam—worship; visnoh—of Lord Visnu;
sarvesim—of everyone; dtmanah—of the Supersoul; ca—also; hi—in-
deed.
