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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.12
jato yasya cikirshaya
SYNONYMS
suta -- O Suta Gosvami; janasi -- you know; bhadram te -- all blessings upon you; bhagavan -- the Personality of Godhead; satvatam -- of the pure devotees; patih -- the protector; devakyam -- in the womb of Devaki; vasudevasya -- by Vasudeva; jatah -- born of; yasya -- for the purpose of; cikirshaya -- executing.
TRANSLATION
All blessings upon you, O Suta Gosvami. You know for what purpose the Personality of Godhead appeared in the womb of Devaki as the son of Vasudeva.
PURPORT
Bhagavan means the Almighty God who is the controller of all opulences, power, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. He is the protector of His pure devotees. Although God is equally disposed to everyone, He is especially inclined to His devotees. Sat means the Absolute Truth. And persons who are servitors of the Absolute Truth are called satvatas. And the Personality of Godhead who protects such pure devotees is known as the protector of the satvatas. Bhadram te, or "blessings upon you," indicates the sages' anxiety to know the Absolute Truth from the speaker. Lord Sri Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared to Devaki, the wife of Vasudeva. Vasudeva is the symbol of the transcendental position wherein the appearance of the Supreme Lord takes place.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness