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Chapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Verse 59–60 of 81
SB 4.8.59-60

एवं कायेन मनसा वचसा च मनोगतम्परिचर्यमाणो भगवान्भक्तिमत्परिचर्यया पुंसाममायिनां सम्यग्भजतां भाववर्धनः श्रेयो दिशत्यभिमतं यद्धर्मादिषु देहिनाम्

evaṁ kāyena manasā vacasā ca mano-gatam paricaryamāṇo bhagavān bhaktimat-paricaryayā puṁsām amāyināṁ samyag bhajatāṁ bhāva-vardhanaḥ śreyo diśaty abhimataṁ yad dharmādiṣu dehinām

Synonyms

evam—thus; kāyena—by the body; manasā—by the mind; vacasā—by the words; ca—also; manaḥ-gatam—simply by thinking of the Lord; paricaryamāṇaḥ—engaged in the devotional service; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhaktimat—according to the regulative principles of devotional service; paricaryayā—by worshiping the Lord; puṁsām—of the devotee; amāyinām—who is sincere and serious; samyak—perfectly; bhajatām—engaged in devotional service; bhāva-vardhanaḥ—the Lord, who increases the ecstasy of the devotee; śreyaḥ—ultimate goal; diśati—bestows; abhimatam—desire; yat—as they are; dharma-ādiṣu—regarding spiritual life and economic development; dehinām—of the conditioned souls..

Translation

Anyone who thus engages in the devotional service of the Lord, seriously and sincerely, with his mind, words and body, and who is fixed in the activities of the prescribed devotional methods, is blessed by the Lord according to his desire. If a devotee desires material religiosity, economic development, sense gratification or liberation from the material world, he is awarded these results.

Purport

Devotional service is so potent that one who renders devotional service can receive whatever he likes as a benediction from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The conditioned souls are very much attached to the material world, and thus, by performing religious rites, they want the material benefits known as dharma and artha.

Verse 59–60 of 81