SB 10.88.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 88: Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura

SB 10.88.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-rājovāca
devāsura-manuṣyesu
ye bhajanty aśivaṁ śivam
prāyas te dhanino bhojā
na tu lakṣmyāḥ patiṁ harim

SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā uvāca—the King (Parīkṣit) said; deva—among demigods; asura—demons; manuṣyeṣu—and humans; ye—who; bhajanti—worship; aśivam—austere; śivam—Lord Śiva; prāyaḥ—usually; te—they; dhaninaḥ—rich; bhojāḥ—enjoyers of sense gratification; na—not; tu—however; lakṣmyāḥ—of the goddess of fortune; patim—the husband; harim—Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

King Parīkṣit said: Those demigods, demons and humans who worship Lord Śiva, a strict renunciant, usually enjoy wealth and sense gratification, while the worshipers of the Supreme Lord Hari, the husband of the goddess of fortune, do not.

SB 10.88.2