A devotee does not want even salvation. Why Lord Caitanya says "birth after birth"? The Salvationists, they want to stop, the voidists, they want to stop this material way of life. But Caitanya Mahaprabhu says, "birth after birth." That means he is prepared to undergo all kinds of material pangs birth after birth. But what He wants? He simply wants to be engaged in the service of the Lord. That is the perfection.
Lecture on Bhagavad-gita 6.1, Los Angeles, 13 February, 1969