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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.74

ఆరాధనం భగవత ఈహమానా నిరాశిష: । యే తు నేచ్ఛన్త్యపి పరం తే స్వార్థకుశలా: స్మృతా: ॥ ౭౪ ॥
ārādhanaṁ bhagavata
[aaraadhanam bhagavata]
īhamānā nirāśiṣaḥ
[eehamaanaa niraashishah]
ye tu necchanty api paraṁ
[ye tu nechchanty api param]
te svārtha-kuśalāḥ smṛtāḥ
[te svaartha-kushalaah smritaah]
ārādhanam — the worship bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead īhamānāḥ — being interested in nirāśiṣaḥ — without material desires ye — those who tu — indeed na icchanti — do not desire api — even param — liberation te — they sva-artha — in their own interest kuśalāḥ — expert smṛtāḥ — are considered.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ārādhanaṁ bhagavata
ārādhanam
the worship
bhagavataḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
īhamānā nirāśiṣaḥ
īhamānāḥ
being interested in
nirāśiṣaḥ
without material desires
ye tu necchanty api paraṁ
ye
those who
tu
indeed
na icchanti
do not desire
api
even
param
liberation
te svārtha-kuśalāḥ smṛtāḥ
te
they
sva-artha
in their own interest
kuśalāḥ
expert
smṛtāḥ
are considered.
Although those who are interested only in worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead do not desire anything material from the Lord and do not even want liberation, Lord Kṛṣṇa fulfills all their desires.

When Dhruva Mahārāja saw Lord Viṣṇu, he declined to take any benedictions from Him, for he was fully satisfied by seeing the Lord. Nonetheless, the Lord is so kind that because Dhruva Mahārāja, in the beginning, had desired a kingdom greater than his father’s, he was promoted to Dhruvaloka, the best planet in the universe. Therefore in the śāstra it is said:

akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā mokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥ tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena yajeta puruṣaṁ param

“A person who has broader intelligence, whether he is full of material desires, free from material desires, or desiring liberation, must by all means worship the supreme whole, the Personality of Godhead.” ( Bhāg. 2.3.10 ) One should engage in full devotional service. Then, even though he has no desires, whatever desires he previously had can all be fulfilled simply by his worship of the Lord. The actual devotee does not desire even liberation ( anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyam ). The Lord, however, fulfills the desire of the devotee by awarding him opulence that will never be destroyed. A karmī’s opulence is destroyed, but the opulence of a devotee is never destroyed. A devotee becomes more and more opulent as he increases his devotional service to the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Those who, desiring only worship of the Supreme Lord and being without material desires, do not even want liberation, are considered expert in understanding their highest benefit. Param means liberation. Those who desire liberation are ignorant of their own interests, desiring grass instead of the great treasure available. Because of the presence of the six great qualities in the Lord present before them, those who desire worship of the Lord are considered successful. It is said: satyaṁ diśaty arthitam arthito nṛṇāṁ naivārthado yat punar arthitā yataḥ svayaṁ vidhatte bhajatām anicchatām icchāpidhānaṁ nija-pāda-pallavam The Lord certainly gives desired objects to devotees who request them, but he does not give in such a way that the devotee will ask again after finishing his enjoyment. He gives his lotus feet, which include all desirables, to those worshippers who do not desire material benefits. SB 5.19.27
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