sūta uvācaātmārāmāś ca munayonirgranthā apy urukramekurvanty ahaitukīḿ bhaktimittham-bhūta-guṇo hariḥAll different varieties of ātmārāmas (those who take pleasure in ātmā, or spirit self), especially those established on the path of self-realization, though freed from all kinds of material bondage, desire to render unalloyed devotional service unto the Personality of Godhead. This means that the Lord possesses transcendental qualities and therefore can attract everyone, including liberated souls. (S.B.1:7:10).bhaktyāveśya mano yasminvācā yan-nāma kīrtayantyajan kalevaraḿ yogīmucyate kāma-karmabhiḥThe Personality of Godhead, who appears in the mind of the devotee by attentive devotion and meditation and by chanting of the holy name, releases the devotee from the bondage of fruitive activities at the time of his quitting the material body. (S.B.1:9:23).tenātmanātmānam upaiti śāntamānandam ānandamayo 'vasāneetāḿ gatiḿ bhāgavatīḿ gato yaḥsa vai punar neha viṣajjate 'ńgaOnly the purified soul can attain the perfection of associating with the Personality of Godhead in complete bliss and satisfaction in his constitutional state. Whoever is able to renovate such devotional perfection is never again attracted by this material world, and he never returns.(S.B.2:2:31).na hy ato 'nyaḥ śivaḥ panthāviśataḥ saḿsṛtāv ihavāsudeve bhagavatibhakti-yogo yato bhavetFor those who are wandering in the material universe, there is no more auspicious means of deliverance than what is aimed at in the direct devotional service of Lord Kṛṣṇa. (S.B.2:2:33).pibanti ye bhagavata ātmanaḥ satāḿkathāmṛtaḿ śravaṇa-puṭeṣu sambhṛtampunanti te viṣaya-vidūṣitāśayaḿvrajanti tac-caraṇa-saroruhāntikamThose who drink through aural reception, fully filled with the nectarean message of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the beloved of the devotees, purify the polluted aim of life known as material enjoyment and thus go back to Godhead, to the lotus feet of Him (the Personality of Godhead).(S.B.2:2:37).dhautātmā puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇa-pāda-mūlaḿ na muñcatimukta-sarva-parikleśaḥpānthaḥ sva-śaraṇaḿ yathāA pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, for they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey. (S.B.2:8:6).sā śraddadhānasya vivardhamānāviraktim anyatra karoti puḿsaḥhareḥ padānusmṛti-nirvṛtasyasamasta-duḥkhāpyayam āśu dhatteFor one who is anxious to engage constantly in hearing such topics, kṛṣṇa-kathā gradually increases his indifference towards all other things. Such constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa by the devotee who has achieved transcendental bliss vanquishes all his miseries without delay. (S.B.3:5:13).aśeṣa-sańkleśa-śamaḿ vidhatteguṇānuvāda-śravaṇaḿ murāreḥkiḿ vā punas tac-caraṇāravinda-parāga-sevā-ratir ātma-labdhāSimply by chanting and hearing of the transcendental name, form, etc., of the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, one can achieve the cessation of unlimited miserable conditions. Therefore what to speak of those who have attained attraction for serving the flavor of the dust of the Lord's lotus feet? (S.B.3:7:14).tasmin prasanne sakalāśiṣāḿ prabhaukiḿ durlabhaḿ tābhir alaḿ lavātmabhiḥananya-dṛṣṭyā bhajatāḿ guhāśayaḥsvayaḿ vidhatte sva-gatiḿ paraḥ parāmNothing remains unachieved when the Supreme Personality of Godhead is pleased with someone. By transcendental achievement one understands everything else to be insignificant. One who engages in transcendental loving service is elevated to the highest perfectional stage by the Lord Himself, who is seated in everyone's heart. (S.B.3:13:49).sa vai mahā-bhāgavato mahātmāmahānubhāvo mahatāḿ mahiṣṭhaḥpravṛddha-bhaktyā hy anubhāvitāśayeniveśya vaikuṇṭham imaḿ vihāsyatiThat topmost devotee of the Lord will have expanded intelligence and expanded influence and will be the greatest of the great souls. Due to matured devotional service, he will certainly be situated in transcendental ecstasy and will enter the spiritual sky after quitting this material world.(S.B.3:14:48).
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