Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 5
Sādhu-saṅga, the Gopīs’ Prema, and the Veda’s Culmination in Exclusive Surrender
सत्सङ्गेन हि दैतेया यातुधाना मृगा: खगा: । गन्धर्वाप्सरसो नागा: सिद्धाश्चारणगुह्यका: ॥ ३ ॥ विद्याधरा मनुष्येषु वैश्या: शूद्रा: स्त्रियोऽन्त्यजा: । रजस्तम:प्रकृतयस्तस्मिंस्तस्मिन् युगे युगे ॥ ४ ॥ बहवो मत्पदं प्राप्तास्त्वाष्ट्रकायाधवादय: । वृषपर्वा बलिर्बाणो मयश्चाथ विभीषण: ॥ ५ ॥ सुग्रीवो हनुमानृक्षो गजो गृध्रो वणिक्पथ: । व्याध: कुब्जा व्रजे गोप्यो यज्ञपत्न्यस्तथापरे ॥ ६ ॥
sat-saṅgena hi daiteyā yātudhānā mṛgāḥ khagāḥ gandharvāpsaraso nāgāḥ siddhāś cāraṇa-guhyakāḥ
在每一个瑜伽时代，许多被激情与无明（rajas、tamas）缠缚的众生得以亲近我的奉献者。于是，代提耶、罗刹、禽兽、乾闼婆、阿普萨拉、那伽、悉达、查拉那、古希亚迦、毗陀耶陀罗等，乃至在人类中被视为卑下者——吠舍、首陀罗、妇女等——都能到达我的至上居所。弗利特拉苏罗、普罗诃罗陀大王等亦因与奉献者相交而得至；同样还有弗利沙帕尔瓦、巴利大王、巴那苏罗、玛雅、毗毗沙那、苏格利瓦、哈奴曼、贾姆巴梵、象王伽金德拉、贾塔尤、图拉达拉、达摩猎人、库布贾、弗林达文的牧女们，以及行祭的婆罗门之妻。
The Lord has mentioned devotees such as the gopīs in Vṛndāvana and also demons like Bāṇāsura to illustrate how He comes under the control of those who surrender to Him. It is understood that devotees like the gopīs and others mentioned here obtained pure love of Kṛṣṇa, whereas the demons generally obtained only salvation. Many demons were purified by association with devotees and came to accept devotional service to the Lord as the most important among the various activities in their lives, but the exalted devotees like Prahlāda and Bali Mahārāja know nothing except devotional service, which they accept as their very life. Still, the reformed demons are also mentioned so that readers of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam will understand the enormous benefits one may achieve by associating with devotees of the Lord.