Shloka 8
Hari’s Special Mercy, Śiva’s Quick Boons, and the Deliverance from Vṛkāsura
श्रीभगवानुवाच यस्याहमनुगृह्णामि हरिष्ये तद्धनं शनै: । ततोऽधनं त्यजन्त्यस्य स्वजना दु:खदु:खितम् ॥ ८ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca yasyāham anugṛhṇāmi hariṣye tad-dhanaṁ śanaiḥ tato ’dhanaṁ tyajanty asya svajanā duḥkha-duḥkhitam
శ్రీభగవానుడు పలికెను—నేను ఎవరికైనా ప్రత్యేక అనుగ్రహం చేయదలచితే, అతని ధనాన్ని క్రమంగా హరించెదను. అప్పుడు అతని బంధువులు, మిత్రులు ఆ దరిద్రుడిని విడిచిపెడతారు; ఇలా అతడు ఒకదాని తరువాత ఒక దుఃఖాన్ని అనుభవిస్తాడు।
Devotees of the Supreme Lord experience both happiness and distress — not as consequences of material work but as incidental effects of their loving reciprocation with the Lord. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, in Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu, his definitive treatise on the process of devotional service, explains how a Vaiṣṇava is relieved of all karmic reactions, including those that have not yet begun to manifest ( aprārabdha ), those that are just about to manifest ( kūṭa ), those that are barely manifesting ( bīja ) and those that have manifested fully ( prārabdha ). As a lotus gradually loses its many petals, so a person who takes shelter of devotional service has all his karmic reactions destroyed.
FAQs
In 10.88.8, Kṛṣṇa says that when He especially favors someone, He gradually removes that person’s wealth, which helps detach the devotee from material dependence and social support.
Because wealth often sustains false security and worldly attachment; by removing it, the Lord redirects the devotee toward exclusive shelter in Him, even if relatives withdraw when prosperity is gone.
Use setbacks—especially financial reversals—as a call to deepen spiritual practice, reduce attachment to status, and seek steady refuge in devotion rather than fluctuating external support.