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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.13.49
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 49
- tasmin prasanne sakalāśiṣāṁ prabhau
- kiṁ durlabhaṁ tābhir alaṁ lavātmabhiḥ
- ananya-dṛṣṭyā bhajatāṁ guhāśayaḥ
- svayaṁ vidhatte sva-gatiṁ paraḥ parām
tasminunto Him — unto Him; prasannebeing pleased — being pleased; sakalaof all benediction-āśiṣāmof all benediction — of all benediction; prabhauunto the Lord — unto the Lord; kimwhat is that — what is that; durlabhamvery difficult to obtain — very difficult to obtain; tābhiḥwith them — with them; alamaway — away; lavawith insignificant gains-ātmabhiḥwith insignificant gains — with insignificant gains; ananyaby nothing but devotional service-dṛṣṭyāby nothing but devotional service — by nothing but devotional service; bhajatāmof those who are engaged in devotional service — of those who are engaged in devotional service; guhāresiding within the heart-āśayaḥresiding within the heart — residing within the heart; svayampersonally — personally; vidhatteexecutes — executes; svain His own abode-gatimin His own abode — in His own abode; paraḥthe supreme — the supreme; parāmtranscendental — transcendental.
Nothing remains unachieved when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with someone. By transcendental achievement one understands everything else to be insignificant. One who engages in transcendental loving service is elevated to the highest perfectional stage by the Lord Himself, who is seated in everyone's heart.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (BG 10.10, Not yet available in the library. Try the live source.), the Lord gives intelligence to the pure devotees so that they may be elevated to the highest perfectional stage. It is confirmed herein that a pure devotee, who constantly engages in the loving service of the Lord, is awarded all knowledge necessary to reach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For such a devotee there is nothing valuable to be achieved but the Lord's service. If one serves faithfully, there is no possibility of frustration because the Lord Himself takes charge of the devotee's advancement. The Lord is seated in everyone's heart, and He knows the devotee's motive and arranges everything achievable. In other words, the pseudo devotee, who is anxious to achieve material gains, cannot attain the highest perfectional stage because the Lord is in knowledge of his motive. One merely has to become sincere in his purpose, and then the Lord is there to help in every way.