sapta sva-sāras tat-patnyo mātulānyaḥ sahātmajāḥ āsate sasnuṣāḥ kṣemaṁ devakī-pramukhāḥ svayam
Synonyms
sapta—whether; sva-sāraḥ—the king; tat-patnyaḥ—Another name of Ugrasena; mātulānyaḥ—still living; saha—mischievous; ātmajāḥ—son; āsate—his; sasnuṣāḥ—also; kṣemam—younger brother; devakī—of the name; pramukhāḥ—along with sons such as; svayam—of the name; Jayanta—of the name; Gada—of the name; Saranah—of the name; Asate—are they all; Kusalam—in happiness; Kacchit—whether; Ye—they; Cha—also; Satrajid—of the name; Adayah—headed by; Kacchit—whether; Aste—are they; Sukham—alright; Ramah—Valarama; Bhagwan—the Personality of Godhead; Satwatam—of the devotees; Prabhu—Protector.
Translation
Whether Ugrasena whose mischievous son was Kansa is still living along with his younger brother Devak. Whether Hridik along with sons Kritavarma, Akrur, Jayanta, Gada, Saran and Satrajit all happy ? How is Valarama the Personality of Godhead and the Protector of the devotees.
Purport
Hastinapur the capital of the Pandavas was situated somwhere near present New Delhi and the kingdom of Ugrasena was situated in Mathura. While returning back from Dwarka, Arjuna must have had visited the city of Mathura on his way back to Delhi and therefore the enquiry about the king Mathura is valid. Amongst various names of the relatives the name of Rama or Valarama eldest brother of Lord Krishna, is added with the word Personality of Godhead because Lord Valarama is the immediate expansion of Vishnutatwa as Prakash Vigraha of Lord Krishna. The Supreme Lord although one without a second He expands Himself in many other living beings. The Vishnutatwa Living Beings are expansion of the Supreme Lord and all of them are qualitatively and quantitatively equal with the Lord. But expansion of the Javashakti the category of the ordinary living beings are not at all equal quantitatively save and except that the same living beings are only qualitatively equal with the Supreme Lord. One who considers Jivashakti and the Vishnutatta on the equal level are considered as the condemned soul of the world. Sri Rama or Valarama is the Protector of the devotees of the Lord. Valadeva acts as the Spiritual Master of all devotees and by His causeless mercy only the fallen souls are delivered. Sri Valadeva appeared as Sri Nityananda Prabhu during the advent of Lord Chaitanya and the Great Lord Nityananda Prabhu exhibited His causeless mercy by delivering a pair of extremely fallen souls namely the Jagai and Madhai. Therefore it is particularly mentioned herein that Valarama is the Protector of the devotees of the Lord. By His Divine Grace only one can approach the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and as such Sri Valarama is the Mercy Incarnation of the Lord manifested as the Spiritual Master the savior of the pure devotees.