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Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Verse 41 of 42
SB 10.3.41

अदृष्ट्वान्यतमं लोके शीलौदार्यगुणैः समम् अहं सुतो वामभवं पृश्निगर्भ इति श्रुतः

adṛṣṭvānyatamaṁ loke śīlaudārya-guṇaiḥ samam ahaṁ suto vām abhavaṁ pṛśnigarbha iti śrutaḥ

Synonyms

adṛṣṭvā—not finding; anyatamam—anyone else; loke—in this world; śīla-audārya-guṇaiḥ—with the transcendental qualities of good character and magnanimity; samam—equal to you; aham—I; sutaḥ—the son; vām—of both of you; abhavam—became; pṛśni-garbhaḥ—celebrated as born of Pṛśni; iti—thus; śrutaḥ—I am known..

Translation

Since I found no one else as highly elevated as you in simplicity and other qualities of good character, I appeared in this world as Pṛśnigarbha, or one who is celebrated as having taken birth from Pṛśni.

Purport

In the Tretā-yuga the Lord appeared as Pṛśnigarbha. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura says, pṛśnigarbha iti so 'yaṁ tretā-yugāvatāro lakṣyate.

Verse 41 of 42