Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 11 - Chapter 1 - Verse 14


Sanskrit:

न पारमेष्ठ्यं न महेन्द्रधिष्ण्यंन सार्वभौमं न रसाधिपत्यम् ।न योगसिद्धीरपुनर्भवं वामय्यर्पितात्मेच्छति मद्विनान्यत् ॥ १४ ॥

ITRANS:

na pārameṣṭhyaṁ na mahendra-dhiṣṇyaṁna sārvabhaumaṁ na rasādhipatyamna yoga-siddhīr apunar-bhavaṁ vāmayy arpitātmecchati mad vinānyat

Translation:

One who has fixed his consciousness on Me desires neither the position or abode of Lord Brahmā or Lord Indra, nor an empire on the earth, nor sovereignty in the lower planetary systems, nor the eightfold perfection of yoga, nor liberation from birth and death. Such a person desires Me alone.

Purport:

The position of the akiñcana pure devotee is described in this verse. Śrī Priyavrata Mahārāja is an example of a great devotee who was not interested in universal sovereignty because his love was completely absorbed in the lotus feet of the Lord. Even the greatest material enjoyment appears most insignificant and useless to a pure devotee of the Lord.