THE FOLLOWING IS THE BRILLIANT EXPLANATION OF THE VERSE 3.25.23 OF "SHREEMAD-BHAGAVATAM" BY OM VISHNUPAD VALLABHA-ACHARYA AND THE GLOSS ON "mad-AshrayAH" CONCEPT PARTICULARLY.
मद्-आश्रयाः कथा मृष्टाः शृण्वन्ति कथयन्ति च
तपन्ति विविधास् तापा नैतान् मद्-गत-चेतसः
mad-AshrayAH kathA mRRiShTAH shRRiNvanti kathayanti cha
tapanti vividhAs tApA naitAn mad-gata-chetasaH
Translation: “These devotees listen to My “Leelas and stories” in a very important (valuable) way! They also speak to each other about My Leelas!
They remain always, having consecrated their “inner mind” to Me only (i.e. My remembrance).
These devotees are never given any type of trouble by anyone. They have taken complete refuge in Me at all times!”
"Shree Subodhini-Tika" (OM VishnuPad Vallabha-Acharya): "The word “mad-AshrayAH” means that these devotees are fully depenent on our Lord i.e. they listen only to the “Leelas” of our Lord, in a very important way, and as the First and primary duty — i.e. not as an occasional duty or pastime!
These “Leelas” are blemish free, brilliant and glorious (Mrishta). In other words, through the devotion of our Lord’s devotees, these “Leelas” are gloriously described, with intense love for our Lord".
AND THE KARIKAS DEVOTED TO THE TOLERANCE OF SUFFERINGS:
KARIKAS 1, 2 and 3 Meaning: A doubt arises here as to whether the devotee, who always listen to our Lord’s “Leelas”, and who has developed the virtues of “tolerance” etc. ever will feel “troubles” or meet them?
Can we say, that these devotees do not meet any trouble at all?
Answering this, it is said, that their mind is fully merged with our Lord, and they always listen to the glorious virtues of our Lord or sing them.
Till these devotees are able to get the “bliss” of these virtues (Gunas), they do experience the “trouble”, from their own people and relatives, whom they had given up earlier.
They put up and tolerate these types of “troubles” and due to this “toleration”, they do not feel any trouble or sorrow! This tolerance of troubles, experienced, after doing service and worship of our Lord, will certainly become the cause for the satisfaction of our Lord!
While suffering is present, the actual Presence Of Our Lord also is experienced! This devotee, giving up the thoughts of his body etc, merges his mind in our Lord only".
Cited from English edition of "Shree Subodhini" -
