मैत्रेय उवाच न वै मुकुन्दस्य पदारविन्दयोरजोजुषस्तात भवादृशा जना: । वाञ्छन्ति तद्दास्यमृतेऽर्थमात्मनोयदृच्छया लब्धमन:समृद्धय: ॥ ३६ ॥
maitreya uvaca na vai mukundasya padaravindayo rajo-jusas tata bhavadrsa janah vanchanti tad-dasyam rte ’rtham atmano yadrcchaya labdha-manah-samrddhayah
- maitreyah uvaca
- the great sage Maitreya continued
- na
- never
- vai
- certainly
- mukundasya
- of the Lord, who can give liberation
- pada-aravindayoh
- of the lotus feet
- rajah-jusah
- persons who are eager to taste the dust
- tata
- my dear Vidura
- bhavadrsah
- like yourself
- janah
- persons
- vanchanti
- desire
- tat
- His
- dasyam
- servitorship
- rte
- without
- artham
- interest
- atmanah
- for themselves
- yadrcchaya
- automatically
- labdha
- by what is achieved
- manah-samrddhayah
- considering themselves very rich
The great sage Maitreya continued: My dear Vidura, persons like you, who are pure devotees of the lotus feet of Mukunda (the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who can offer liberation) and who are always attached to the honey of His lotus feet, are always satisfied in serving at the lotus feet of the Lord. In any condition of life, such persons remain satisfied, and thus they never ask the Lord for material prosperity.