← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 18: Maharaj Parikshit Cursed by a Brahmin Boy

Verse 14 of 48
SB 1.18.14

ko nāma tṛpyed rasavit kathāyāṁ mahattamaikānta-parāyaṇasya nāntaṁ guṇānām aguṇasya jagmur yogeśvarā ye bhava-pādma-mukhyāḥ

Synonyms

kaḥwho is he; nāmaspecifically; tṛpyetget full satisfaction; rasavitexpert in relishing mellow; kathāyāmin the topics of; mahattamathe greatest amongst the living being; ekāntaexclusively; parāyaṇasyaof one who is the shelter of; nanever, antam—end; antamof attributes; guṇānāmof the trascendence; aguṇasyacould ascertain; jagmuḥthe lords of mystic power; yogeśvarāḥall they; yeLord Shiva; bhavaLord Brahma; pādmaheads.

Translation

The personality of Godhead Lord Krishna (Govinda) is the exclusive shelter for all the greatest of the living being and His transcendental attributes could not be measured even by the heads of mystic powers like Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma. Can any one, who is expert in relishing mellow, be fully satisfied by hearing the topics of Him ?

Purport

Lord Shiva and Lord Brahma are two heads of the demigods. They are full of mystic powers. For example Lord Shiva drunk an ocean of poison of which one drop is sufficient to kill an ordinary living being. Similarly Brahama could create many such powerful demigods including Lord Shiva. So they are Iswaras or the lords of the universe. But they are not the Supreme powerful. The Supreme powerful is Govinda Lord Krishna. He is trancendence and His trancedental attributes could not be measured even by such powerful Iswaras like Shiva and Brahma. Therefore. Lord Krishna is the exclusive shelter of the greatest of all living beings. Brahma is counted amongst the living beings but he is the greatest of all us. And why such greatest of all the living being is so much attached to the transcendental topic of Lord Krishna ? Because He is the reservoir of all mellows. Every one wants to relish some kind of mellow from everything in use but one one who is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord cau derive unlimited mellow from such engagement. The Lord is unlimited and His Name, Attributes, Pastimes, Entourage variegatedness everything are unlimited and those who relish in them can do so unlimitedly and still no body feels satiated in such transcendental engagements. This fact in confirmed in the Padam Puranam and it is said thus.

Verse 14 of 48
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