# Cc. Madhya 24.196 ## Text > udāra mahatī yāṅra sarvottamā buddhi > nānā kāme bhaje, tabu pāya bhakti-siddhi ## Synonyms *udāra*—liberal; *mahatī*—great; *yāṅra*—whose; *sarva*-*uttamā*—first-class; *buddhi*—intelligence; *nānā*—various; *kāme*—with desires; *bhaje*—engages in devotional service; *tabu*—still; *pāya*—gets; *bhakti*-*siddhi*—perfection in devotional service. ## Translation **"If a person is actually liberal and intelligent, he can advance and become perfect in devotional service even if he has material desires and serves the Lord with some motive.**