Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222 – August 16, 2026

Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta Part 2 Chapter 4 Texts 221-222 yathā sakāma-bhaktā hi bhuktvā tat kāmitaṁ phalam kāle bhakti-prabhāveṇa yogyaṁ vindanti tat phalam yathā ca tatra tat-kālaṁ bhakter yogyaṁ na sat phalam sañjātam iti tac chuddha- bhaktimadbhir vinindyate TRANSLATION Devotees who have material desires first enjoy the material results for which they hanker, and later, on the strength of devotional service, they enjoy the true fruit of devotion. But because that fruit does not at first appear, pure devotees decry what those worshipers first achieve.