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TEXT 49
tasmin prasanne sakalasisam prabhau
kim durlabham tabhir alam lavatmabhih
ananya-drstya bhajatam guhasayah
svayam vidhatte sva-gatim parah param
SYNONYMS
tasminunto Him; prasannebeing pleased; sakala-asisamof all benediction; prabhauunto the Lord; kimwhat is that; durlabhamvery difficult to obtain; tabhihwith them; alamaway; lava-atmabhihwith insignificant gains; ananya-drstyaby nothing but devotional service; bhajatamof those who are engaged in devotional service; guha-asayahresiding within the heart; svayampersonally; vidhatteexecutes; sva-gatimin His own abode; parahthe supreme; paramtranscendental.
TRANSLATION
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 everyones heart.
PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (10.10), 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 Lords service. If one serves faithfully, there is no possibility of frustration because the Lord Himself takes charge of the devotees advancement. The Lord is seated in everyones heart, and He knows the devotees 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.
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