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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.20.33

తత్త్వం కురు మయాదిష్టమప్రమత్త: ప్రజాపతే । మదాదేశకరో లోక: సర్వత్రాప్నోతి శోభనమ్ ॥ ౩౩ ॥
tat tvaṁ kuru mayādiṣṭam
[tat tvam kuru mayaadishtam]
apramattaḥ prajāpate
[apramattah prajaapate]
mad-ādeśa-karo lokaḥ
[mad-aadesha-karo lokah]
sarvatrāpnoti śobhanam
[sarvatraapnoti shobhanam]
tat — therefore tvam — you kuru — do mayā — by Me ādiṣṭam — what is ordered apramattaḥ — without being misguided prajā-pate — O master of the citizens mat — of Me ādeśa-karaḥ — who executes the order lokaḥ — any person sarvatra — everywhere āpnoti — achieves śobhanam — all good fortune.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tat tvaṁ kuru mayādiṣṭam
tat
therefore
tvam
you
kuru
do
mayā
by Me
ādiṣṭam
what is ordered
apramattaḥ prajāpate
apramattaḥ
without being misguided
prajā-pate
O master of the citizens
mad-ādeśa-karo lokaḥ
mat
of Me
ādeśa-karaḥ
who executes the order
lokaḥ
any person
sarvatrāpnoti śobhanam
sarvatra
everywhere
āpnoti
achieves
śobhanam
all good fortune.
My dear King, O protector of the citizens, henceforward be very careful to execute My orders and not be misled by anything. Anyone who lives in that way, simply carrying out My orders faithfully, will always find good fortune all over the world.

The sum and substance of religious life is to execute the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and one who does so is perfectly religious. In Bhagavad-gītā (18.65) the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: “Just think of Me always and become My devotee.” Furthermore, the Lord says, sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: “Give up all kinds of material engagement and simply surrender unto Me.” ( Bg. 18.66 ) This is the primary principle of religion. Anyone who directly executes such an order from the Personality of Godhead is actually a religious person. Others are described as pretenders, for there are many activities going on throughout the world in the name of religion which are not actually religious. For one who executes the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, however, there is only good fortune throughout the world.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O protector of the population! With great attention, do as I have instructed. Persons who follow my instruction attain the highest benefit under all conditions.
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