Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmrita Madhya 20.306

yasyāńghri-pańkaja-rajo 'khila-loka-pālair

mauly-uttamair dhritam upāsita-tīrtha-tīrtham

brahmā bhavo 'ham api yasya kalāh kalāyāh

śrīś codvahema ciram asya nripāsanam kva

SYNONYMS

yasya — whose; ańghri-pańkaja — lotuslike feet; rajah — the dust; akhila-loka — of the universal planetary systems; pālaih — by the masters; mauli-uttamaih — with valuable turbans on their heads; dhritam — accepted; upāsita — worshiped; tīrtha-tīrtham — the sanctifier of the holy places; brahmā — Lord Brahmā; bhavah — Lord Śiva; aham api — even I; yasya — of whom; kalāh — portions; kalāyāh — of a plenary portion; śrīh — the goddess of fortune; ca — and; udvahema — we carry; ciram — eternally; asya — of Him; nripa-āsanam — the throne of a king; kva — where.

TRANSLATION

"'What is the value of a throne to Lord Krishna? The masters of the various planetary systems accept the dust of His lotus feet on their crowned heads. That dust makes the holy places sacred, and even Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva, Lakshmī and I Myself, who are all portions of His plenary portion, eternally carry that dust on our heads.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.68.37). When the Kauravas flattered Baladeva so that He would become their ally and spoke ill of Śrī Krishna, Lord Baladeva became angry and spoke this verse.

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