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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.7.55

ఏతావానేవ లోకేఽస్మిన్పుంస: స్వార్థ: పర: స్మృత: । ఏకాన్తభక్తిర్గోవిన్దే యత్సర్వత్ర తదీక్షణమ్ ॥ ౫౫ ॥
etāvān eva loke ’smin
[etaavaan eva loke ’smin]
puṁsaḥ svārthaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
[pumsah svaarthah parah smritah]
ekānta-bhaktir govinde
[ekaanta-bhaktir govinde]
yat sarvatra tad-īkṣaṇam
[yat sarvatra tad-eekshanam]
etāvān — this much eva — certainly loke asmin — in this material world puṁsaḥ — of the living entity sva-arthaḥ — the real self-interest paraḥ — transcendental smṛtaḥ — regarded ekānta-bhaktiḥ — unalloyed devotional service govinde — to Govinda yat — which sarvatra — everywhere tat-īkṣaṇam — seeing the relationship with Govinda, Kṛṣṇa.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etāvān eva loke ’smin
etāvān
this much
eva
certainly
loke asmin
in this material world
puṁsaḥ svārthaḥ paraḥ smṛtaḥ
puṁsaḥ
of the living entity
sva-arthaḥ
the real self-interest
paraḥ
transcendental
smṛtaḥ
regarded
ekānta-bhaktir govinde
ekānta-bhaktiḥ
unalloyed devotional service
govinde
to Govinda
yat sarvatra tad-īkṣaṇam
yat
which
sarvatra
everywhere
tat-īkṣaṇam
seeing the relationship with Govinda, Kṛṣṇa.
In this material world, to render service to the lotus feet of Govinda, the cause of all causes, and to see Him everywhere, is the only goal of life. This much alone is the ultimate goal of human life, as explained by all the revealed scriptures.

In this verse the words sarvatra tad-īkṣaṇam describe the highest perfection of devotional service, in which one sees everything with reference to Govinda’s activities. The highly elevated devotee never sees anything unrelated to Govinda.

sthāvara-jaṅgama dekhe, nā dekhe tāra mūrti sarvatra haya nija iṣṭa-deva-sphūrti

“The mahā-bhāgavata, the advanced devotee, certainly sees everything mobile and immobile, but he does not exactly see their forms. Rather, everywhere he immediately sees manifest the form of the Supreme Lord.” ( Cc. Madhya 8.274) Even in this material world, a devotee does not see materially manifested things; instead he sees Govinda in everything. When he sees a tree or a human being, a devotee sees them in relation to Govinda. Govindam ādi-puruṣam: Govinda is the original source of everything.

īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam

“Kṛṣṇa, who is known as Govinda, is the supreme controller. He has an eternal, blissful, spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin, for He is the prime cause of all causes.” ( Brahma-saṁhitā 5.1 ) The test of a perfect devotee is that he sees Govinda everywhere in this universe, even in every atomic particle ( aṇḍāntara-stha-paramāṇu-cayāntara-stham ). This is the perfect vision of a devotee. It is therefore said:

nārāyaṇa-mayaṁ dhīrāḥ paśyanti paramārthinaḥ jagad dhana-mayaṁ lubdhāḥ kāmukāḥ kāminī-mayam

A devotee sees everyone and everything in relationship with Nārāyaṇa ( nārāyaṇa-mayam ). Everything is an expansion of Nārāyaṇa’s energy. Just as those who are greedy see everything as a source of money-making and those who are lusty see everything as being conducive to sex, the most perfect devotee, Prahlāda Mahārāja, saw Nārāyaṇa even within a stone column. This does not mean, however, that we must accept the words daridra-nārāyaṇa, which have been manufactured by some unscrupulous person. One who actually envisions Nārāyaṇa everywhere makes no distinction between the poor and the rich. To single out the daridra-nārāyaṇa, or poor Nārāyaṇa, and reject the dhani-nārāyaṇa, or rich Nārāyaṇa, is not the vision of a devotee. Rather, that is the imperfect vision of materialistic persons.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “What Prahlāda Learned in the Womb.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The supreme goal of man in this world is considered to be pure bhakti for Govinda, by which one sees Govinda everywhere. When pure bhakti, ananyā bhakti is present, on maturity one sees the Lord everywhere. It is said: nārāyaṇam ayaṁ dhīrāḥ paśyanti paramārthinaḥ jagad dhanamayaṁ lubdhāḥ kāmukāḥ kāminīmayam The devotees, dedicated to the highest truth, see everything as Nārāyaṇa, just as the greedy person see the world as wealth, and the lusty man sees the world as enjoyable women. Similarly Prahlāda saw the Lord in the pillar. Thus ends the commentary on the Seventh Chapter of the Seventh Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Eight Appearance of Nṛsiṁha
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