FOOLISH PERSONS BECOME ENVIOUS AND TRY TO MINIMIZE AN ADVANCED DEVOTEE'S ACTIVITIES. THAT IS NOT VAISNAVISM. A VAISNAVA SHOULD APPRECIATE THE SERVICE RENDERED TO THE LORD BY OTHER VAISNAVAS.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam » Canto 7 » Chapter 1 » Text 9:
(Sri Sukadeva Gosvami to King Pariksit):
jyotir-ādir ivābhāti
saṅghātān na vivicyate
vidanty ātmānam ātma-sthaṁ
mathitvā kavayo ’ntataḥ
SYNONYMS
jyotiḥ—fire; ādiḥ—and other elements; iva—just as; ābhāti—appear; saṅghātāt—from the bodies of demigods and others; na—not; vivicyate—are distinguished; vidanti—perceive; ātmānam—the Supersoul; ātma-stham—situated in the heart; mathitvā—by discerning; kavayaḥ—expert thinkers; antataḥ—within.
TRANSLATION
The all-pervading Personality of Godhead exists within the heart of every living being, and an expert thinker can perceive how He is present there to a large or small extent. Just as one can understand the supply of fire in wood, the water in a waterpo
