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them, for a pure ¢ devotee considers such a demand to be contrary to devo-
tional service. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu teaches this lesson in His
Siksdstaka. Adarsanan marma-hatam karotu va. The devotee is always
eager to see the Lord face to face, but if he is brokenhearted because he
cannot see the Lord, even life after life, he will never command the Lord
to appear. This is a sign of pure devotion. Therefore in this verse we find
the word ati-cira-ipsita-artham, meaning that the devotee aspires for a
long, long time to see the Lord. If the Lord, by His own pleasure, appears
before the devotee, the devotee feels extremely happy, as Dhruva
Maharaja felt when he personally saw the Supreme Personality of God-
head. When Dhruva Maharaja saw the Lord, he had no desire to ask the
Lord for any benediction. Indeed, simply by seeing the Lord, Dhruva
Maharaja felt so satisfied that he did not want to ask the Lord for any
benediction (svamin krtartho ’smi vararh na yace). A pure devotee,
whether able or unable to see the Lord, always engages in the Lord’s
devotional service, always hoping that at some time the Lord may be
pleased to appear before him so that he can see the Lord face to face.

TEXT 14

aoa farenfasciarer

ai aula TRAST |
aarraed = - Ae

fF neaencraararam: 29H!

sa tvam vidhatsvakhila-loka-pala
vayam yad arthas tava pada-milam
samagatas te bahir-antar-atman
kim vanya-vijndpyam asesa-saksinah

sah—that; tvam—Your Lordship; vidhatsva—kindly do the needful;
akhila-loka-palah—the demigods, directors of different departments of
this universe; vayam—all of us; yat—that which; arthah—purpose;
tava—at Your Lordship’s; pdda-milam—lotus feet; samaégatah—we
have arrived; te—unto You; bahih-antah-dtman—O Supersoul of
