CC Madhya 24.196
TEXT 196
udāra mahatī yāṅra sarvottamā buddhi
nānā kāme bhaje, tabu pāya bhakti-siddhi
SYNONYMS
udāra—liberal; mahatī—great; yāṅra—whose; sarva-uttamā—first class; buddhi—intelligence; nānā—various; kāme—with desires; bhaje—engages in devotional service; tabu—still; pāya—gets; bhakti-siddhi—perfection in devotional service.
TRANSLATION
“If a person is actually liberal and intelligent, he can advance and become perfect in devotional service even if he has material desires and serves the Lord with some motive.