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.
PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (10.10), the Lord gives intelligence to the
pure devotees so that they may be elevated to the highest perfectional
stage. It is confirmed herein that a pure devotee, who constantly
engages in the loving service of the Lord, is awarded all knowledge
necessary to reach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For such a
devotee there is nothing valuable to be achieved but the Lord's
service. If one serves faithfully, there is no possibility of
frustration because the Lord Himself takes charge of the devotee's
advancement. The Lord is seated in everyone's heart, and He knows the
devotee's motive and arranges everything achievable. One merely has to
become sincere in his purpose, and then the Lord is there to help in
every way.
In His various incarnations, the Lord appears, acts and leaves behind
Him a narrative history which is as transcendental as He Himself.
Every one of us is fond of hearing some wonderful narration, but most
stories are neither auspicious nor worth hearing because they are of
the inferior quality of material nature. Every living entity is of
superior quality, spirit soul, and nothing material can be auspicious
for him. Intelligent persons should therefore hear personally and
cause others to hear the descriptive narrations of the Lord's
activities, for that will destroy the pangs of material existence. Out
of His causeless mercy only, the Lord comes to this earth and leaves
behind His merciful activities so that the devotees may derive
transcendental benefit.
Srimad Bhagavatam 3.13.48-49
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