Verse 2.23.468

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.23.468:

অল্প হেন না মানিহ `কৃষ্ণ-দাস’ নাম অল্প-ভাগ্যে `দাস’ নাহি করে ভগবান্ ॥ ৪৬৮ ॥

अल्प हेन ना मानिह `कृष्ण-दास’ नाम अल्प-भाग्ये `दास’ नाहि करे भगवान् ॥ ४६८ ॥

alpa hena nā māniha `kṛṣṇa-dāsa’ nāma alpa-bhāgye `dāsa’ nāhi kare bhagavān || 468 ||

alpa hena na maniha `krsna-dasa’ nama alpa-bhagye `dasa’ nahi kare bhagavan (468)

English translation:

(468) Do not consider the designation “servant of Kṛṣṇa” as something insignificant, for the Supreme Lord does not accept a less fortunate person as “servant.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The topmost persons of this material world are engaged in the service of the Supreme Lord. Not understanding this fact, conditioned souls with

high aspirations ascertain various nondevotional activities as sādhana, yet the goals they ultimately achieve as a result of that sādhana are all examples of aversion to the Lord’s service. When a human being’s propensity for the service of the Supreme Lord is fully awakened, he becomes supremely glorious. The Lord’s devotees, who always desire the benefit of others, pray that everyone’s attachment to Kṛṣṇa may increase. The object of service is pleased only by service. The endeavor to fulfill the desires of the object of service is called bhakti, or devotional service. This conviction is manifested in the hearts of the most fortunate persons. Since the relishable taste of the Lord’s service is not a subject matter of unfortunate people’s realization, their good fortune is burned to ashes.

The Supreme Lord does not award His service to such unfortunate people.