View source for Service rendered to the Supreme Lord, knowingly or unknowingly, never goes in vain

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[[Category:Rendering Service to God‏‎]]
[[Category:God Is The Supreme Lord]]
[[Category:Knowingly or Unknowingly]]
[[Category:Never Goes in Vain]]
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<div id="Srimad-Bhagavatam" class="section" sec_index="1" parent="compilation" text="Srimad-Bhagavatam"><h2>Srimad-Bhagavatam</h2>
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<div class="heading">King Satyavrata wanted to show his own mercy, not knowing that the fish was Lord Viṣṇu. By such unknowing devotional service, one is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Service rendered to the Supreme Lord, knowingly or unknowingly, never goes in vain.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:SB 8.24.15|SB 8.24.15, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">To please himself, King Satyavrata, not knowing that the fish was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, decided with great pleasure to give the fish protection.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>Here is an example of giving service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead even without knowledge. Such service is called ajñāta-sukṛti. King Satyavrata wanted to show his own mercy, not knowing that the fish was Lord Viṣṇu. By such unknowing devotional service, one is favored by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Service rendered to the Supreme Lord, knowingly or unknowingly, never goes in vain.</p>
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