Verse 3.3.481

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 3.3.481:

বৈষ্ণব-সেবার ফল কহে যে পুরাণে তার সাক্ষী এই সবে দেখ বিদ্যামানে ॥ ৪৮১ ॥

वैष्णव-सेवार फल कहे ये पुराणे तार साक्षी एइ सबे देख विद्यामाने ॥ ४८१ ॥

vaiṣṇava-sevāra phala kahe ye purāṇe tāra sākṣī ei sabe dekha vidyāmāne || 481 ||

vaisnava-sevara phala kahe ye purane tara saksi ei sabe dekha vidyamane (481)

English translation:

(481) The fruits of serving Vaiṣṇavas described in the Purāṇas were directly seen in this incident.

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

As a result of serving a Vaiṣṇava, Devānanda Paṇḍita of Kuliyā developed faith in the lotus feet of Mahāprabhu. Vakreśvara Paṇḍita’s stay in the house of Devānanda became the cause of Devānanda’s auspiciousness. Although this Devānanda Paṇḍita took to the path of smārta religious principles, he was greatly learned and self-controlled. He did not recite any literature other than Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. He was fixed in the Supreme Lord, and he was not controlled by his senses. But he had a lack of faith in Śrī Gaurasundara. By the mercy of Śrī Vakreśvara, his sinful mentality was removed and he became faithful to the Supreme Lord.