Shloka 36
The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha
तं सुखाराध्यमृजुभिरनन्यशरणैर्नृभि: । कृतज्ञ: को न सेवेत दुराराध्यमसाधुभि: ॥ ३६ ॥
taṁ sukhārādhyam ṛjubhir ananya-śaraṇair nṛbhiḥ kṛtajñaḥ ko na seveta durārādhyam asādhubhiḥ
The Lord is easily pleased by spotless, upright devotees who take shelter of Him alone. What grateful soul would not render loving service to such a great Master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Yet for the unrighteous, He is difficult to propitiate.
Every living entity, especially persons in the human race, must feel grateful for the benedictions offered by the grace of the Supreme Lord. Therefore anyone with a simple heart of gratefulness must be Kṛṣṇa conscious and offer devotional service to the Lord. Those who are actually thieves and rogues do not recognize or acknowledge the benedictions offered to them by the Supreme Lord, and they cannot render Him devotional service. Ungrateful persons are those who do not understand how much benefit they are deriving by the arrangement of the Lord. They enjoy the sunshine and moonshine, and they get water free of charge, yet they do not feel grateful, but simply go on enjoying these gifts of the Lord. Therefore, they must be called thieves and rogues.
FAQs
This verse says the Lord is easily worshiped by straightforward people who take exclusive shelter of Him (ananya-śaraṇa) and approach with sincere simplicity.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks while narrating the Varāha incarnation’s battle with Hiraṇyākṣa, highlighting that the Lord responds to pure devotion, not to the mentality of the wicked.
Practice honesty and simplicity, avoid duplicity in spiritual life, and cultivate exclusive reliance on the Lord through regular prayer, chanting, and service with a clean motive.