HG Sankirtananda Das || ŚB 5.6.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam class by HG Sankirtananda Das on 17th July 2026 at ISKCON Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu Nepal. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam CHAPTER SIX The Activities of Lord Ṛṣabhadeva ŚB 5.6.1 राजोवाच न नूनं भगव आत्मारामाणां योगसमीरितज्ञानावभर्जितकर्मबीजानामैश्वर्याणि पुनः क्लेशदानि भवितुमर्हन्ति यदृच्छयोपगतानि ।। rājovāca na nūnaṁ bhagava ātmārāmāṇāṁ yoga-samīrita-jñānāvabharjita-karma-bījānām aiśvaryāṇi punaḥ kleśadāni bhavitum arhanti yadṛc-chayopagatāni. Synonyms rājā uvāca — King Parīkṣit inquired; na — not; nūnam — indeed; bhagavaḥ — O most powerful Śukadeva Gosvāmī; ātmārāmāṇām — 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; aiśvaryāṇi — the mystic powers; punaḥ — again; kleśadāni — sources of distress; bhavitum — to become; arhanti — are able; yadṛcchayā — automatically; upagatāni — achieved. Translation King Parīkṣit 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 Ṛṣabhadeva 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 Ṛṣabhadeva refused to manifest mystic yogic perfections, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit 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. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/5/6/1