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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.28.39
āste sthānur ivaikatra
nānyad vedodvahan ratim
SYNONYMS
āste — remains; sthānuh — immovable; iva — like; ekatra — in one place; divyam — of the demigods; varsha — years; śatam — one hundred; sthirah — steady; vāsudeve — unto Lord Krishna; bhagavati — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; na — not; anyat — anything else; veda — did know; udvahan — possessing; ratim — attraction.
TRANSLATION
In this way he stayed immovable in one place for one hundred years by the calculations of the demigods. After this time, he developed pure devotional attraction for Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and remained fixed in that position.
PURPORT
"After many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare." (Bg. 7.19) Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is everything, and one who knows this is the greatest of all transcendentalists. It is stated in Bhagavad-gītā that one realizes this after many, many births. This is also confirmed in this verse with the words divyam varsha-śatam ("one hundred years according to the calculations of the demigods"). According to the calculations of the demigods, one day (twelve hours) is equal to six months on earth. A hundred years of the demigods would equal thirty-six thousand earth years. Thus King Malayadhvaja executed austerities and penances for thirty-six thousand years. After this time, he became fixed in the devotional service of the Lord. To live on earth for so many years, one has to take birth many times. This confirms the conclusion of Krishna. To come to the conclusion of Krishna consciousness and remain fixed in the realization that Krishna is everything, as well as render service unto Krishna, are characteristics of the perfectional stage. As said in Caitanya-caritāmrita (Madhya 22.62): krishne bhakti kaile sarva-karma krita haya. When one comes to the conclusion that Krishna is everything by worshiping or by rendering devotional service unto Krishna, one actually becomes perfect in all respects. Not only must one come to the conclusion that Krishna is everything, but he must remain fixed in this realization. This is the highest perfection of life, and it is this perfection that King Malayadhvaja attained at the end.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness