Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.17

śrī-bhagavan uvāca

āyāsye bhavato geham

aham arya-samanvitaḥ

yadu-cakra-druhaḿ hatvā

vitariṣye suhṛt-priyam

SYNONYMS

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Lord said; āyāsye — will come; bhavataḥto your; geham — house; ahamI; ārya — by My elder (brother, Balarāma); samanvitaḥ — accompanied; yadu-cakra — of the circle of Yadus; druham — the enemy (Kaḿsa); hatvā — killing; vitariṣyeI will grant; suhṛtto My well-wishers; priyam — satisfaction.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord said: I will come to Your house with My elder brother, but first I must satisfy My friends and well-wishers by killing the enemy of the Yadu clan.

PURPORT

Akrūra glorified Kṛṣṇa in Text 16 as yadūttama, "the best of the Yadus." Śrī Kṛṣṇa here confirms this by saying, in effect, "Since I am the best of the Yadus, I must kill the enemy of the Yadus, Kaḿsa, and then I will come to your house."

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