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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.20.29

ప్రోక్తేన భక్తియోగేన భజతో మాసకృన్మునే: । కామా హృదయ్యా నశ్యన్తి సర్వే మయి హృది స్థితే ॥ ౨౯ ॥
proktena bhakti-yogena
[proktena bhakti-yogena]
bhajato māsakṛn muneḥ
[bhajato maasakrin muneh]
kāmā hṛdayyā naśyanti
[kaamaa hridayyaa nashyanti]
sarve mayi hṛdi sthite
[sarve mayi hridi sthite]
proktena — which has been described bhakti-yogena — by devotional service bhajataḥ — who is worshiping mā — Me asakṛt — constantly muneḥ — of the sage kāmāḥ — material desires hṛdayyāḥ — in the heart naśyanti — are destroyed sarve — all of them mayi — in Me hṛdi — when the heart sthite — is firmly situated.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
proktena bhakti-yogena
proktena
which has been described
bhakti-yogena
by devotional service
bhajato māsakṛn muneḥ
bhajataḥ
who is worshiping
mā
Me
asakṛt
constantly
muneḥ
of the sage
kāmā hṛdayyā naśyanti
kāmāḥ
material desires
hṛdayyāḥ
in the heart
naśyanti
are destroyed
sarve mayi hṛdi sthite
sarve
all of them
mayi
in Me
hṛdi
when the heart
sthite
is firmly situated.
When an intelligent person engages constantly in worshiping Me through loving devotional service as described by Me, his heart becomes firmly situated in Me. Thus all material desires within the heart are destroyed.

The material senses are engaged in gratifying the concoctions of the mind, causing many types of material desires to become prominent, one after another. One who constantly engages in the devotional service of the Lord by hearing and chanting the Lord’s transcendental glories with firm faith gets relief from the harassment of material desires. By serving the Lord one becomes strengthened in the conviction that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the only actual enjoyer and all others are meant to share the Lord’s pleasure through devotional service. A devotee of the Lord situates Śrī Kṛṣṇa on a beautiful throne within his heart and there offers the Lord constant service. Just as the rising sun gradually eliminates all trace of darkness, the Lord’s presence within the heart causes all material desires there to weaken and eventually disappear. The words mayi hṛdi sthite (“when the heart is situated in Me”) indicate that an advanced devotee sees Lord Kṛṣṇa not only within his own heart but within the hearts of all living creatures. Thus a sincere devotee who chants and hears the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa should not be discouraged by the remnants of material desires within the heart. He should faithfully wait for the devotional process to naturally purify the heart of all contamination.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When an intelligent person engages constantly in worshiping me through bhakti, as previously described by me, all material desires within the heart are destroyed, since I am situated in the heart. “So does your devotee remain attacked by enjoyment in the material world?” No. This is explained in two verses. It has already been said śraddhāmṛta-kathāyāṁ me śaśvan mad-anukīrtanam: he has firm faith in the blissful narration of my sweetest pastimes and constant chanting of my glories. (SB 11.19.20) Worshipping me by this process of bhakti which I have described, my devotee destroys all the desires in his heart, since I am situated there. If I am situated there, the sins cannot remain situated there, just as, if the sun shines, darkness cannot remain.
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