← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 15: The Pandavas Retire Timely

Verse 13 of 45
SB 1.15.13

tatraiva me viharato bhuja-daṇḍa-yugmaṁ gāṇḍīva-lakṣaṇam arāti-vadhāya devāḥ sendrāḥ śritā yad-anubhāvitam ājamīḍha tenāham adya muṣitaḥ puruṣeṇa bhūmnā

Synonyms

tatrain that heavenly planet; evamyself; mewhile staying as guest; viharataḥthe pair of my arms; bhuja-daṇḍa-yugmanthe bow of the name; gāṇḍīvathe heavenly king of the name; lakṣaṇamtaken shelter of; arātimade it possible to be powerful; vadhāyaat the present moment; devāḥbereft of.

Translation

When I stayed for some days as guest in the heavenly planet, at that time all the heavenly demigods along with the King Indradeva took shelter of my arms marked with the Gandiba bow for the matter of killing the demon of the name Nivatakavach. Oh the king the descendant of Ajamidha, at the present moment I am bereft of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by whose infulence I was so much powerful.

Purport

The heavenly demigods are certainly more intelligent powerful beautiful and yet they had to take help from Arjuna on account of his Gandiva bow which was empowered by the Grace of Lord Sri Krishna. The Lord is all powerful and by His Grace His pure devotee also can be as much powerful as He may desire and there is no limit about it. And when the Lord withdraws His power from any one, one is power less by the will of the Lord.

Verse 13 of 45
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