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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.8

అన్యే పునర్భగవతో భ్రువ ఉద్విజృమ్భ- విభ్రంశితార్థరచనా: కిమురుక్రమస్య । సిద్ధాసి భుఙ్‌క్ష్వ విభవాన్నిజధర్మదోహాన్ దివ్యాన్నరైర్దురధిగాన్నృపవిక్రియాభి: ॥ ౮ ॥
anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijṛmbha-
[anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijrimbha-]
vibhraṁśitārtha-racanāḥ kim urukramasya
[vibhramshitaartha-rachanaah kim urukramasya]
siddhāsi bhuṅkṣva vibhavān nija-dharma-dohān
[siddhaasi bhunkshva vibhavaan nija-dharma-dohaan]
divyān narair duradhigān nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ
[divyaan narair duradhigaan nripa-vikriyaabhih]
anye — others punaḥ — again bhagavataḥ — of the Lord bhruvaḥ — of the eyebrows udvijṛmbha — by the movement vibhraṁśita — annihilated artha-racanāḥ — material achievements kim — what use urukramasya — of Lord Viṣṇu (far-stepping) siddhā — successful asi — you are bhuṅkṣva — enjoy vibhavān — the gifts nija-dharma — by your own principles of devotion dohān — gained divyān — transcendental naraiḥ — by persons duradhigān — difficult to obtain nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ — proud of aristocracy.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anye punar bhagavato bhruva udvijṛmbha-
anye
others
punaḥ
again
bhagavataḥ
of the Lord
bhruvaḥ
of the eyebrows
udvijṛmbha
by the movement
vibhraṁśitārtha-racanāḥ kim urukramasya
vibhraṁśita
annihilated
artha-racanāḥ
material achievements
kim
what use
urukramasya
of Lord Viṣṇu (far-stepping)
siddhāsi bhuṅkṣva vibhavān nija-dharma-dohān
siddhā
successful
asi
you are
bhuṅkṣva
enjoy
vibhavān
the gifts
nija-dharma
by your own principles of devotion
dohān
gained
divyān narair duradhigān nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ
divyān
transcendental
naraiḥ
by persons
duradhigān
difficult to obtain
nṛpa-vikriyābhiḥ
proud of aristocracy.
Kardama Muni continued: What is the use of enjoyments other than the Lord’s grace? All material achievements are subject to be annihilated simply by a movement of the eyebrows of Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. By your principles of devotion to your husband, you have achieved and can enjoy transcendental gifts very rarely obtained by persons proud of aristocracy and material possessions.

Lord Caitanya recommended that the greatest achievement of human life is to achieve the grace of the Lord, love of God. He said, premā pumartho mahān: to achieve love of Godhead is the highest perfection of life. The same perfection is recommended by Kardama Muni to his wife. His wife belonged to a very aristocratic royal family. Generally, those who are very materialistic or who possess material wealth and prosperity are unable to appreciate the value of transcendental love of God. Although Devahūti was a princess coming from a very great royal family, fortunately she was under the supervision of her great husband, Kardama Muni, who offered her the best gift which can be bestowed in human life: the grace of the Lord, or love of God. This grace of the Lord was achieved by Devahūti by the good will and satisfaction of her husband. She served her husband, who was a great devotee and saintly person, with great sincerity, love, affection and service, and Kardama Muni was satisfied. He willingly gave love of God, and he recommended that she accept it and enjoy it because he had already achieved it.

Love of God is not an ordinary commodity. Caitanya Mahāprabhu was worshiped by Rūpa Gosvāmī because He distributed love of God, kṛṣṇa-premā, to everyone. Rūpa Gosvāmī praised Him as mahā-vadānya, a greatly munificent personality, because He was freely distributing to everyone love of Godhead, which is achieved by wise men only after many, many births. Kṛṣṇa-premā, Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is the highest gift which can be bestowed on anyone whom we presume to love.

One word used in this verse, nija-dharma-dohān, is very significant. Devahūti, as the wife of Kardama Muni, achieved an invaluable gift from her husband because she was very faithful to him. For a woman the first principle of religion is to be faithful to her husband. If, fortunately, the husband is a great personality, then the combination is perfect, and the lives of both the wife and the husband are at once fulfilled.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
What is the use of attaining other enjoyments, which are destroyed by the movement of the Lord’s brow? You have become successful. Enjoy these extraordinary objects, attained by your service to me--unattainable by men who identify themselves as kings. The objects of Svarga enjoyed by Indra’s wife are filled with fear and lamentation. Are they all not insignificant? These have been attained by your loyalty to your husband (nija-dharma-dohān). They are hard to obtain for those who disfigure themselves with identity as king or queen.
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