Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
Material achievements are not the ultimate goal of devotionalservice. The ultimate goal of devotional service is love of Godhead. Therefore although Prahläda Mahäräja, Dhruva Mahäräja, Ambarésa Mahäräja, Yudhisthira Mahäräja and many devotee kings were materially very opulent, they accepted their material opulence in the service of the Lord, not for their personal sense gratification. Of course, possessingmaterial opulence is always fearful because under the influence of material opulence one may be misdirected fromdevotional service. Nonetheless, a pure devotee (anyäbhiläsitä-sünyam [Bhakti-rasämråta-sindhu 1.1.11(28)]) is never misdirected by material opulence. On the contrary, whatever he possesses he engages one hundred percent in theservice of the Lord. When one is allured by materialpossessions, they are considered to be given by mäyä, but when one uses material possessions fully for service, they are considered God's gifts, or facilities offered by Krishnafor enhancing one's devotional service.
- Srimad Bhagavatam,
7th Canto, 10thChapter, Text 1.
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