# SB 4.21.48 > वीरवर्य पितः पृथ्व्याः समाः सञ्जीव शाश्वतीः । > यस्येदृश्यच्युते भक्तिः सर्वलोकैकभर्तरि ॥४८॥ ## Text > vīra-varya pitaḥ pṛthvyāḥ > samāḥ sañjīva śāśvatīḥ > yasyedṛśy acyute bhaktiḥ > sarva-lokaika-bhartari ## Synonyms *vīra-varya*—the best of the warriors; *pitaḥ*—the father; *pṛthvyāḥ*—of the globe; *samāḥ*—equal to in years; *sañjīva*—live; *śāśvatīḥ*—forever; *yasya*—whose; *īdṛśī*—like this; *acyute*—unto the Supreme; *bhaktiḥ*—devotion; *sarva*—all; *loka*—planets; *eka*—one; *bhartari*—maintainer. ## Translation **All the saintly brāhmaṇas thus addressed Pṛthu Mahārāja: O best of the warriors, O father of this globe, may you be blessed with a long life, for you have great devotion to the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of all the universe.** ## Purport Pṛthu Mahārāja was blessed by the saintly persons present at the meeting to have a long life because of his unflinching faith and his devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although one's duration of life is limited in years, if by chance one becomes a devotee, he surpasses the duration prescribed for his life; indeed, sometimes *yogīs* die according to their wish, not according to the laws of material nature. Another feature of a devotee is that he lives forever because of his infallible devotion to the Lord. It is said, *kīrtir yasya sa jīvati:* "One who leaves a good reputation behind him lives forever." Specifically, one who is reputed as a devotee of the Lord undoubtedly lives forever. When Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu was talking with Rāmānanda Rāya, Caitanya Mahāprabhu inquired, "What is the greatest reputation?" Rāmānanda Rāya replied that a person who is reputed as a great devotee has the greatest reputation, for a devotee not only lives forever in the Vaikuṇṭha planets, but by his reputation he also lives forever within this material world.