श्रेयस्कामा महाभाग सर्वासामाशिषां पतिम् ॥५४॥
prīṇanti hy atha mÄá¹ dhÄ«rÄḥ
sarva-bhÄvena sÄdhavaḥ
Å›reyas-kÄmÄ mahÄ-bhÄga
sarvÄsÄm ÄÅ›iá¹£Äá¹ patim
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prīṇanti - try to please; hi - indeed; atha - because of this; mÄm - Me; dhÄ«rÄḥ - those who are sober and most intelligent; sarva-bhÄvena - in all respects, in different modes of devotional service; sÄdhavaḥ - persons who are very well behaved (perfect in all respects); Å›reyas-kÄmÄḥ - desiring the best benefit in life; mahÄ-bhÄga - O you who are so fortunate; sarvÄsÄm - of all; ÄÅ›iá¹£Äm - kinds of benedictions; patim - the master (Me).
My dear PrahlÄda, you are very fortunate. Please know from Me that those who are very wise and highly elevated try to please Me in all different modes of mellows, for I am the only person who can fulfill all the desires of everyone.
The words dhÄ«rÄḥ sarva-bhÄvena do not mean “in whichever way you like.†BhÄva is the preliminary condition of love of Godhead.
athÄsaktis tato bhÄvas
tataḥ premÄbhyudañcati
sÄdhakÄnÄm ayaá¹ premṇaḥ
prÄdurbhÄve bhavet kramaḥ
(Bhakti-rasÄmá¹›ta-sindhu 1.4.16)
The bhÄva stage is the final division before one reaches love of Godhead. The word sarva-bhÄva means that one can love the Supreme Personality of Godhead in different transcendental modes of mellows, beginning with dÄsya, sakhya, vÄtsalya and mÄdhurya. In the Å›Änta stage, one is on the border of loving service to the Lord. Pure love of Godhead begins from dÄsya and develops to sakhya, vÄtsalya and then mÄdhurya. Still, in any of these five mellows one can render loving service to the Supreme Lord. Since our main business is to love the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one can render service from any of the above-mentioned platforms of love.
