Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.16.7
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
The relationship between the Lord and His devotee is transcendentally beautiful. As the devotee thinks that it is due to being a devotee of the Lord that he is elevated in all good qualities, so the Lord also thinks that it is because of His devotion to the servitor that all His transcendental glories have increased. In other words, as the devotee is always anxious to render service to the Lord, so the Lord is ever anxious to render service to the devotee. The Lord admits herein that although He certainly has the quality that anyone who receives a slight particle of the dust of His lotus feet becomes at once a great personality, this greatness is due to His affection for His devotee. It is because of this affection that the goddess of fortune does not leave Him and that not only one but many thousands of goddesses of fortune engage in His service. In the material world, simply to get a little favor from the goddess of fortune, people observe many rigid regulations of austerity and penance. The Lord cannot tolerate any inconvenience on the part of the devotee. He is therefore famous as bhakta-vatsala.
- Priya Valabha Mataji SB 03-16-07-10 Hindi
- Govinda Bhakta Pr SB 03-16-07 - The Lords affection for his Devotees
- Padaseva Pr SB 03-16-07 Oriya
- RSWP SB 03-16-07 - 2006-03-03 Kolkata
- BCS SB 03-16-07 - Devotion makes Mature Greed makes Unfortunate - 1991-04-01 Mayapur
- BCS SB 03-16-07 - 1991-04 Mayapur
- Bhakti Vikas Sw SB 03-16-07
- Romapada Sw SB 03-16-07-08
- What worldly 'shelter' have you been quietly trusting, and what happens to you when it shakes?
- What small act of dependence on the Lord could you practice this week instead of self-reliance?
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