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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.50

देवोऽसुरो मनुष्यो वा यक्षो गन्धर्व एव वा । भजन्मुकुन्दचरणं स्वस्तिमान् स्याद्यथा वयम् ॥ ५० ॥
devo ’suro manuṣyo vā
[devo ’suro manushyo vaa]
yakṣo gandharva eva vā
[yaksho gandharva eva vaa]
bhajan mukunda-caraṇaṁ
[bhajan mukunda-charanam]
svastimān syād yathā vayam
[svastimaan syaad yathaa vayam]
Word-for-word
devaḥ — a demigod asuraḥ — a demon manuṣyaḥ — a human being vā — or yakṣaḥ — a Yakṣa (a member of a demoniac species) gandharvaḥ — a Gandharva eva — indeed vā — or bhajan — rendering service mukunda-caraṇam — to the lotus feet of Mukunda, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who can give liberation svasti-mān — full of all auspiciousness syāt — becomes yathā — just as vayam — we (Prahlāda Mahārāja).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
devo ’suro manuṣyo vā
devaḥ
a demigod
yakṣo gandharva eva vā
bhajan mukunda-caraṇaṁ
svastimān syād yathā vayam
asuraḥ
a demon
manuṣyaḥ
a human being
vā
or
yakṣaḥ
a Yakṣa (a member of a demoniac species)
gandharvaḥ
a Gandharva
eva
indeed
vā
or
bhajan
rendering service
mukunda-caraṇam
to the lotus feet of Mukunda, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who can give liberation
svasti-mān
full of all auspiciousness
syāt
becomes
yathā
just as
vayam
we (Prahlāda Mahārāja).
If a demigod, demon, human being, Yakṣa, Gandharva or anyone within this universe renders service to the lotus feet of Mukunda, who can deliver liberation, he is actually situated in the most auspicious condition of life, exactly like us [the mahājanas, headed by Prahlāda Mahārāja].
Purport

Prahlāda Mahārāja, by his living example, requested his friends to engage in devotional service. Whether in demigod society, asura society, human society or Gandharva society, every living entity should take shelter of the lotus feet of Mukunda and thus become perfect in good fortune.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
If a devatā, demon, human being, Yakṣa, or Gandharva renders service to the lotus feet of Mukunda, he becomes situated in the most auspicious condition of life, exactly like me. Because the Lord is like this, everyone should perform bhakti.
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Personal Guidance
Demigod, demon, human, Yakṣa, Gandharva — anyone who serves Mukunda's lotus feet is in the most auspicious condition, exactly like the mahājanas. Service is the great leveler across species. No category disqualifies; every category qualifies.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose category have you written off as unable to serve the Lord?
  • Where does your category-thinking limit what you imagine yourself capable of offering?
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