Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.48.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

atha vijñāya bhagavān

sarvātmā sarva-darśanah

sairandhryāh kāma-taptāyāh

priyam icchan griham yayau

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukah uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; atha — then; vijñāya — understanding; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; sarva — of all; ātmā — the Soul; sarva — of everything; darśanah — the seer; sairandhryāh — of the serving girl, Trivakrā; kāma — by lust; taptāyāh — troubled; priyam — the satisfaction; icchan — wanting; griham — to her house; yayau — He went.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Next, after assimilating Uddhava's report, Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the omniscient Soul of all that be, desired to satisfy the serving girl Trivakrā, who was troubled by lust. Thus He went to her house.

PURPORT

This text gives an interesting insight into the Lord's pastimes. The first line says, atha vijñnāya bhagavān: "Thus the Lord, understanding [Uddhava's report]...." The second line states that Lord Krishna is the Soul of everything (sarvātmā) and the seer of everything (sarva-darśanah). In other words, although He certainly does not depend on spoken reports from messengers, He plays the part of a human being and listens to news from a messenger — not out of need, as we would do, but in the bliss of His spiritual pastimes, exchanging love with His pure devotee. The word sarva-darśanah also indicates that the Lord perfectly understood the feelings of the residents of Vraja and was perfectly reciprocating with them within their hearts. Now, in His external pastimes, He desired to bless Śrīmatī Trivakrā, who was about to be freed from the disease of material lust.

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