Text 49] The Demigods Appeal to the Lord 199
TRANSLATION

When one pours water on the root of a tree, the trunk and
branches of the tree are automatically pleased. Similarly, when one
becomes a devotee of Lord Visnu, everyone is served, for the Lord
is the Supersoul of everyone.

PURPORT
As stated in the Padma Purana:
dradhanadnam sarvesam
visnor Gradhanam param
tasmat parataram devi
tadiyanam samarcanam
“Of all types of worship, worship of Lord Visnu is best, and better than
the worship of Lord Visnu is the worship of His devotee, the Vaisnava.””
There are many demigods worshiped by people who are attached to ma-
terial desires (kdmais tais tair hrta-jianah prapadyante ’nya-devatah).
Because people are embarrassed by so many material desires, they wor-
ship Lord Siva, Lord Brahma, the goddess Kali, Durga, Ganesa and Sirya
to achieve different results. However, one can achieve all these results
simultaneously just by worshiping Lord Visnu. As stated elsewhere in
the Bhagavatam (4.31.14):
yatha taror miila-nisecanena
trpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopasakhah
pranopahdrac ca yathendriyanam
tathaiva sarvarhanam acyutejya

“‘Just by pouring water on the root of a tree, one nourishes its trunk and
all of its branches, fruits and flowers, and just by supplying food to the
stomach, one satisfies all the limbs of the body. Similarly, by worshiping
Lord Visnu one can satisfy everyone.” Krsna consciousness is not a sec-
tarian religious movement. Rather, it is meant for all-embracing welfare
activities for the world. One can enter this movement without dis-
crimination in terms of caste, creed, religion or nationality. If one is
trained to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, who is
