Shloka 21
Aditi’s Lament and Kaśyapa’s Instruction of the Payo-vrata (Milk Vow) to Please Keśava
स विधास्यति ते कामान्हरिर्दीनानुकम्पन: । अमोघा भगवद्भक्तिर्नेतरेति मतिर्मम ॥ २१ ॥
sa vidhāsyati te kāmān harir dīnānukampanaḥ amoghā bhagavad-bhaktir netareti matir mama
Hari, compassionate to the destitute, will fulfill all your desires, for devotion to Bhagavān is unfailing. Any path other than bhakti is fruitless—this is my conviction.
There are three kinds of men, who are called akāma, mokṣa-kāma and sarva-kāma. One who tries to get liberation from this material world is called mokṣa-kāma, one who wants to enjoy this material world to its fullest extent is called sarva-kāma, and one who has fulfilled all his desires and has no further material desires is called akāma. A bhakta has no desire. Sarvopādhi-vinirmuktaṁ tat-paratvena nirmalam . He is purified and free from material desires. The mokṣa-kāmī wants to achieve liberation by merging into the existence of the Supreme Brahman, and because of this desire to merge into the existence of the Lord, he is not yet pure. And since those who want liberation are impure, what to speak of the karmīs, who have so many desires to fulfill? Nonetheless, the śāstra says:
FAQs
This verse says Hari, compassionate to the distressed, fulfills one’s desires, and that devotion to Bhagavan is unfailing compared to other methods.
Aditi was distressed and seeking relief; Kashyapa assures her that by worship and devotion (in the context of the Payo-vrata), Lord Hari will certainly grant the desired outcome.
Prioritize steady devotion—regular prayer, remembrance, and sincere practice—trusting that bhakti is the most reliable spiritual path and that results come by the Lord’s compassionate arrangement.