आराध्यात्मप्रदं देवं स्वात्मानं जगदीश्वरम् । को वृणीत गुणस्पर्शं बुध: स्यान्नरकेऽपि यत् ॥ ७५ ॥
aradhyatma-pradam devam svatmanam jagad-isvaram ko vrnita guna-sparsam budhah syan narake ’pi yat
- aradhya
- after worshiping
- atma-pradam
- who gives Himself
- devam
- the Lord
- sva-atmanam
- the most dear
- jagat-isvaram
- the Lord of the universe
- kah
- what
- vrnita
- would choose
- guna-sparsam
- material happiness
- budhah
- intelligent person
- syat
- is
- narake
- in hell
- api
- even
- yat
- which.
The ultimate goal of all ambitions is to become a servant of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If an intelligent man serves the most dear Lord, who gives Himself to His devotees, how can he desire material happiness, which is available even in hell?