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Sāstrīji: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] [chants verse, Prabhupāda and devotees chant responsively] [break]

naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo mānaṁ janad aviduṣaḥ karuṇo vṛṇīte yad yaj jano bhagavate vidadhīta mānaṁ tac cātmane prati-mukhasya yathā mukha-śrīḥ

[SB 7.9.11]

Dayānanda: [chants synonyms; devotees chant responsively] [break]

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Translation = "Specifically the Supreme Lord, the Personality of Godhead, is always full in satisfaction by Himself. Therefore, when something …

Prabhupāda: Hm? Naivātmanaḥ prabhur ayaṁ nija-lābha-pūrṇo [SB 7.9.11]. Aiśvaryasya samāgrasya vīryasya yaśasaḥ śriyaḥ [Viṣṇu Purāṇa 6.5.47]. Everything is complete; therefore …

So whatever Kṛṣṇa does, that is for our benefit. Kṛṣṇa incarnates, comes here... Yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata, …

So these are all foolishness. Kṛṣṇa is neither daridra, but karuṇam. Karuṇaṁ vṛṇīte. Just to show His causeless mercy upon …

So we should always remember this, that Kṛṣṇa does not require our service, but if we give some service to …

So here it is clear, nija-lābha-pūrṇaḥ. He's not... He's Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa. He's Nārāyaṇa, and why He should become poor? He... Lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānaṁ …

So if we actually want to serve according to our means, Kṛṣṇa is ready to accept our service. But you …

You know the story of that brāhmaṇa. He had no means to offer anything to Kṛṣṇa, he was so poor. …

So Kṛṣṇa can be offered in any circumstances. Kṛṣṇa can be pleased, provided you want to please Kṛṣṇa, provided you …

na danaṁ na janaṁ na sundarīṁ kavitāṁ vā jagad-īśa kāmaye mama janmani janmanīśvare bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

[Cc. Antya 20.29, Śikṣāṣṭaka 4]

This is the prayer. A devotee never asks Kṛṣṇa, "You give me money. You give me many followers. You give …

Devotees: ...Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

Prabhupāda: So we should simply pray, "Kindly engage me in Your service in whatever capacity You like." I have got …

prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate