Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.6.1

rājovāca

na nūnam bhagava ātmārāmānām yoga-samīrita-jñānāvabharjita-karma-bījānām aiśvaryāni punah kleśadāni bhavitum arhanti yadric-chayopagatāni

SYNONYMS

rājā uvāca — King Parīkshit inquired; na — not; nūnam — indeed; bhagavah — O most powerful Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ātmārāmānām — of pure devotees simply engaged in devotional service; yoga-samīrita — achieved by practice of yoga; jñāna — by knowledge; avabharjita — burned; karma-bījānām — of those whose seeds of fruitive activities; aiśvaryāni — the mystic powers; punah — again; kleśadāni — sources of distress; bhavitum — to become; arhanti — are able; yadricchayā — automatically; upagatāni — achieved.

TRANSLATION

King Parīkshit asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī: My dear Lord, for those who are completely pure in heart, knowledge is attained by the practice of bhakti-yoga, and attachment for fruitive activity is completely burned to ashes. For such people, the powers of mystic yoga automatically arise. They do not cause distress. Why, then, did Rishabhadeva neglect them?

PURPORT

A pure devotee is constantly engaged in the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Whatever is necessary for the discharge of devotional service is automatically attained, though it may appear to be the result of mystic yoga power. Sometimes a yogī displays a little yogic power by manufacturing gold. A little quantity of gold captivates foolish people, and thus the yogī gets many followers, who are willing to accept such a tiny person as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a yogī may also advertise himself as Bhagavān. However, a devotee does not have to exhibit such magical wonders. Without practicing the mystic yogic process, he achieves even greater opulence all over the world. Under the circumstances, Lord Rishabhadeva refused to manifest mystic yogic perfections, and Mahārāja Parīkshit asked why He did not accept them, since, for a devotee, they are not at all disturbing. A devotee is never distressed or satisfied by material opulence. His concern is how to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If, by the grace of the Supreme Lord, a devotee achieves extraordinary opulence, he utilizes the opportunity for the Lord's service. He is not disturbed by the opulence.

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