Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.86.35

namas tubhyaḿ bhagavate

kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase

nārāyaṇāya ṛṣaye

su-śāntaḿ tapa īyuṣe

SYNONYMS

namaḥ — obeisances; tubhyamto You; bhagavate — the Supreme Lord; kṛṣṇāyaKṛṣṇa; akuṇṭha — unconstricted; medhase — whose intelligence; nārāyaṇāya ṛṣayeto the sage Nara-Nārāyaṇa; su-śāntam — perfectly peaceful; tapaḥ — austerities; īyuṣe — undergoing.

TRANSLATION

Obeisances to You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose intelligence is ever unrestricted. Obeisances to the sage Nara-Nārāyaṇa, who always undergoes austerities in perfect peace.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments that the King offered these prayers to encourage Lord Kṛṣṇa to remain at his home for some days. The King thought, "Since contact with the Supreme Lord can free anyone from misconceptions and doubts, Kṛṣṇa's presence in my home will fortify my intelligence so that I can withstand the onslaughts of material desires. In His expansion as Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi, the Lord always resides in Badarikāśrama for the good of the whole land of Bharata, and so He may also create good fortune for the land of Mithilā by remaining here for at least a few days. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa's propensity is toward peace and simplicity, He will certainly prefer my simple home to the excessive opulence of Dvārakā."

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