Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.88.1

sri-rajovaca

devasura-manusyesu

ye bhajanty asivam sivam

prayas te dhanino bhoja

na tu laksmyah patim harim

SYNONYMS

sri-raja uvaca -- the King (Pariksit) said; deva -- among demigods; asura -- demons; manusyesu -- and humans; ye -- who; bhajanti -- worship; asivam -- austere; sivam -- Lord Siva; prayah -- usually; te -- they; dhaninah -- rich; bhojah -- enjoyers of sense gratification; na -- not; tu -- however; laksmyah -- of the goddess of fortune; patim -- the husband; harim -- Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

King Pariksit said: Those demigods, demons and humans who worship Lord Siva, a strict renunciant, usually enjoy wealth and sense gratification, while the worshipers of the Supreme Lord Hari, the husband of the goddess of fortune, do not.

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