Canto & Chapters
Prescribed Duties for Mankind (19 Chapters)
Chapter 160v
The History of the Life of Ajāmila
Chapter 244v
Ajāmila Delivered by the Viṣṇudūtas
Chapter 333v
Yamarāja Instructs His Messengers
Chapter 447v
The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa
Chapter 540v
Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
Chapter 634v
The Progeny of the Daughters of Dakṣa
Chapter 733v
Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.
Chapter 835v
The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield
Chapter 949v
Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1028v
The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1126v
The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura
Chapter 1233v
Vṛtrāsura’s Glorious Death
Chapter 1319v
King Indra Afflicted by Sinful Reaction
Chapter 1460v
King Citraketu’s Lamentation
Chapter 1522v
The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu
Chapter 1662v
King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord
Chapter 1738v
Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu
Chapter 1873v
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
Chapter 1924v
Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
Canto 6, Chapter 18
Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
Verse 74 (SB 6.18.74)
SB 6.18.74 • मूल श्लोक
आराधनं भगवत ईहमाना निराशिष: । ये तु नेच्छन्त्यपि परं ते स्वार्थकुशला: स्मृता: ॥ ७४ ॥
Transliteration
ārādhanaṁ bhagavata īhamānā nirāśiṣaḥ ye tu necchanty api paraṁ te svārtha-kuśalāḥ smṛtāḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.
Translation
“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.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaWhen 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 vāmokṣa-kāma udāra-dhīḥtīvreṇa bhakti-yogenayajeta 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.