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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 24: Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.24.63-64
ślāghanīyehitah śaśvat
snigdha-smitekshitodārair
SYNONYMS
bhoja — assisted by the Bhoja dynasty; vrishni — and by the Vrishnis; andhaka — and by the Andhakas; madhu — and by the Madhus; śūrasena — and by the Śūrasenas; daśārhakaih — and by the Daśārhakas; ślāghanīya — by the praiseworthy; īhitah — endeavoring; śaśvat — always; kuru-sriñjaya-pāndubhih — assisted by the Pāndavas, Kurus and Sriñjayas; snigdha — affectionate; smita — smiling; īkshita — being regarded as; udāraih — magnanimous; vākyaih — the instructions; vikrama-līlayā — the pastimes of heroism; nri-lokam — human society; ramayām āsa — pleased; mūrtyā — by His personal form; sarva-ańga-ramyayā — the form that pleases everyone by all parts of the body.
TRANSLATION
Assisted by the descendants of Bhoja, Vrishni, Andhaka, Madhu, Śūrasena, Daśārha, Kuru, Sriñjaya and Pāndu, Lord Krishna performed various activities. By His pleasing smiles, His affectionate behavior, His instructions and His uncommon pastimes like raising Govardhana Hill, the Lord, appearing in His transcendental body, pleased all of human society.
PURPORT
The words nrilokam ramayām āsa mūrtyā sarvāńga-ramyayā are significant. Krishna is the original form. Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is therefore described here by the word mūrtyā. The word mūrti means "form." Krishna, or God, is never impersonal; the impersonal feature is but a manifestation of His transcendental body (yasya prabhā prabhavato jagad-anda-koti [Bs. 5.40]). The Lord is narākriti, exactly resembling the form of a human being, but His form is different from ours. Therefore the word sarvāńga-ramyayā informs us that every part of His body is pleasing for everyone to see. Apart from His smiling face, every part of His body — His hands, His legs, His chest — is pleasing to the devotees, who cannot at any time stop seeing the beautiful form of the Lord.
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