स्वधर्मनिष्ठ: शतजन्मभि: पुमान् विरिञ्चतामेति तत: परं हि माम् । अव्याकृतं भागवतोऽथ वैष्णवं पदं यथाहं विबुधा: कलात्यये ॥ २९ ॥
sva-dharma-nisthah sata-janmabhih puman virincatam eti tatah param hi mam avyakrtam bhagavato ’tha vaisnavam padam yathaham vibudhah kalatyaye
- sva-dharma-nisthah
- one who is situated in his own dharma, or occupation
- sata-janmabhih
- for one hundred births
- puman
- a living entity
- virincatam
- the post of Lord Brahma
- eti
- gets
- tatah
- thereafter
- param
- above
- hi
- certainly
- mam
- attains me
- avyakrtam
- without deviation
- bhagavatah
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- atha
- therefore
- vaisnavam
- a pure devotee of the Lord
- padam
- post
- yatha
- as
- aham
- I
- vibudhah
- demigods
- kala-atyaye
- after the annihilation of the material world
A person who executes his occupational duty properly for one hundred births becomes qualified to occupy the post of Brahma, and if he becomes more qualified, he can approach Lord Siva. A person who is directly surrendered to Lord Krsna, or Visnu, in unalloyed devotional service is immediately promoted to the spiritual planes. Lord Siva and other demigods attain these planes after the destruction of this material world.