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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.24.77

विन्दते पुरुषोऽमुष्माद्यद्यदिच्छत्यसत्वरम् । मद्गीतगीतात्सुप्रीताच्छ्रेयसामेकवल्लभात् ॥ ७७ ॥
vindate puruṣo ’muṣmād
[vindate purusho ’mushmaad]
yad yad icchaty asatvaram
[yad yad ichchaty asatvaram]
mad-gīta-gītāt suprītāc
[mad-geeta-geetaat supreetaach]
chreyasām eka-vallabhāt
[chreyasaam eka-vallabhaat]
vindate — achieves puruṣaḥ — a devotee amuṣmāt — from the Personality of Godhead yat yat — that which icchati — desires asatvaram — being fixed mat-gīta — sung by me gītāt — by the song su-prītāt — from the Lord, who is very pleased śreyasām — of all benediction eka — one vallabhāt — from the dearmost.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vindate puruṣo ’muṣmād
vindate
achieves
puruṣaḥ
a devotee
yad yad icchaty asatvaram
amuṣmāt
from the Personality of Godhead
mad-gīta-gītāt suprītāc
chreyasām eka-vallabhāt
yat yat
that which
icchati
desires
asatvaram
being fixed
mat-gīta
sung by me
gītāt
by the song
su-prītāt
from the Lord, who is very pleased
śreyasām
of all benediction
eka
one
vallabhāt
from the dearmost.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the dearmost objective of all auspicious benedictions. A human being who sings this song sung by me can please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a devotee, being fixed in the Lord’s devotional service, can acquire whatever he wants from the Supreme Lord.

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (6.22), yaṁ labdhvā cāparaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ tataḥ: if one can attain the favor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he has nothing to aspire for, nor does he desire any other gain. When Dhruva Mahārāja became perfect by austerity and saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, he was offered any kind of benediction he wanted. However, Dhruva replied that he did not want anything, for he was perfectly satisfied with the benediction of seeing the Lord. Except for the service of the Supreme Lord, whatever we want is called illusion, māyā. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, jīvera ‘svarūpa’ haya — kṛṣṇera ‘nitya-dāsa’: every living entity is an eternal servant of the Lord. ( Cc. Madhya 20.108) Therefore when one engages in the service of the Lord, he realizes the highest perfection of life. A faithful servant can fulfill any desire by the grace of the master, and one who engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord has nothing to aspire for separately. All his desires are fulfilled simply by engaging constantly in the Lord’s loving service. Lord Śiva shows us that any devotee can be successful simply by chanting the prayers which he has recited.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From the Lord, the sole object of affection, the steady person attains the best of whatever he desires from singing my song, which pleases the Lord. Asatvaram means steady. If one sings my song (mad-gīta-gītāt), the Lord becomes pleased (suprītāt).
A human being who sings this song pleases the Lord, and a devotee fixed in service can ask Him for whatever they want. After establishing fixity, the asking-permission has different stakes.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I asking before I'm fixed, and getting nowhere?
  • What would 'fixed in service' make available that random asking can't?
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