satyaá¹ diÅ›aty arthitam arthito nṛṇÄá¹
naivÄrtha-do yat punar arthitÄ yataḥ
svayaá¹ vidhatte bhajatÄm anicchatÄm
icchÄ-pidhÄnaá¹ nija-pÄda-pallavam

 satyam - it is true; diÅ›ati - He awards; arthitam - that which is desired; arthitaḥ - being requested; nṛṇÄm - by human beings; na - not; eva - certainly; artha-daḥ - giving desired things; yat - which; punaḥ - again; arthitÄ - request; yataḥ - from which; svayam - Himself; vidhatte - He gives; bhajatÄm - of those engaged in devotional service; anicchatÄm - even though not desiring; icchÄ-pidhÄnam - covering all other desires; nija-pÄda-pallavam - the shelter of His own lotus feet.


Text

“ ‘Whenever Kṛṣṇa is requested to fulfill one’s desire, He undoubtedly does so, but He does not award anything which, after being enjoyed, will cause one to petition Him again and again to fulfill further desires. When one has other desires but engages in the Lord’s service, Kṛṣṇa forcibly gives one shelter at His lotus feet, where one will forget all other desires.’

Purport

This is a quotation from ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam (5.19.27).