Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.10.6
श्रीभगवानुवाच
नैवेच्छत्याशिष: क्वापि ब्रह्मर्षिर्मोक्षमप्युत ।
भक्तिं परां भगवति लब्धवान् पुरुषेऽव्यये ॥ ६ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
[shree-bhagavaan uvaacha]
naivecchaty āśiṣaḥ kvāpi
[naivechchaty aashishah kvaapi]
brahmarṣir mokṣam apy uta
[brahmarshir moksham apy uta]
bhaktiṁ parāṁ bhagavati
[bhaktim paraam bhagavati]
labdhavān puruṣe ’vyaye
[labdhavaan purushe ’vyaye]
Word-for-word
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
—
the powerful lord said
na
—
not
eva
—
indeed
icchati
—
desires
āśiṣaḥ
—
benedictions
kva api
—
in any realm
brahma-ṛṣiḥ
—
the saintly brāhmaṇa
mokṣam
—
liberation
api uta
—
even
bhaktim
—
devotional service
parām
—
transcendental
bhagavati
—
for the Supreme Lord
labdhavān
—
he has achieved
puruṣe
—
for the Personality of Godhead
avyaye
—
who is inexhaustible.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
the powerful lord said
naivecchaty āśiṣaḥ kvāpi
na
not
brahmarṣir mokṣam apy uta
bhaktiṁ parāṁ bhagavati
labdhavān puruṣe ’vyaye
eva
indeed
icchati
desires
āśiṣaḥ
benedictions
kva api
in any realm
brahma-ṛṣiḥ
the saintly brāhmaṇa
mokṣam
liberation
api uta
even
bhaktim
devotional service
parām
transcendental
bhagavati
for the Supreme Lord
labdhavān
he has achieved
puruṣe
for the Personality of Godhead
avyaye
who is inexhaustible.
Lord Śiva replied: Surely this saintly brāhmaṇa does not desire any benediction, not even liberation itself, for he has attained pure devotional service unto the inexhaustible Personality of Godhead.
Purport
The words naivecchaty āśiṣaḥ kvāpi indicate that Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi was uninterested in any reward available on any planet within the universe. Nor did he want liberation, for he had achieved the Supreme Lord Himself.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Śiva replied: Surely this saintly brāhmaṇa does not desire any benediction, not even liberation, for he has attained pure devotional service unto the inexhaustible Lord.
He does not want siddhis like aṇimā. “Then give him liberation.” He does not want that either. “Then give him bhakti.” He has already attained that also.
Personal Guidance
Siva replies that this saintly brahmana does not desire any benediction, not even liberation, having attained pure devotion. The truest devotees have moved beyond the request stage. They are satisfied at the Source.
Reflection Questions
- Am I still mainly in the 'request' stage of devotion?
- What would taste like contentment beyond request?
My note
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