In this verse (of SB 8.22.28), the words sidann api na muhyati are very important. A devotee is sometimes put into adversity while executing devotional service

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"In this verse, the words sīdann api na muhyati are very important. A devotee is sometimes put into adversity while executing devotional service"

Srimad-Bhagavatam

SB Canto 8

In this verse, the words sīdann api na muhyati are very important. A devotee is sometimes put into adversity while executing devotional service.

SB 8.22.28, Translation and Purport

Bali Mahārāja has become the most famous among the demons and nonbelievers, for in spite of being bereft of all material opulences, he is fixed in his devotional service.

In this verse, the words sīdann api na muhyati are very important. A devotee is sometimes put into adversity while executing devotional service. In adversity, everyone laments and becomes aggrieved, but by the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, a devotee, even in the worst condition, can understand that he is going through a severe examination by the Personality of Godhead. Bali Mahārāja passed all such examinations, as explained in the following verses.