← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 19: Appearance of Sri Sukdeva Goswami

Verse 16 of 38
SB 1.19.16

punaś ca bhūyād bhagavaty anante ratiḥ prasaṅgaś ca tad-āśrayeṣu mahatsu yāṁ yām upayāmi sṛṣṭiṁ maitry astu sarvatra namo dvijebhyaḥ

Synonyms

punaḥagain; caand; bhūyātlet it be; bhagavatiunto Lord Sri Krishna; anantewho has unlimited potency; ratiḥattraction; prasaṅgaḥassociation; caalso; tatHis; āśrayeṣuunto those who are His devotees; mahatsuwithin the compass of material creation; yām yāmwhichever; upayāmiI may take; sṛṣṭimmy birth; maitrīfriendly relation; astulet it be; sarvatraeverywhere; namaḥmy obeisances; dvijebhyaḥunto the Brahmins.

Translation

Again after offering my obeisances unto you all the Brahmins, I beg to pray that should I again take my birth in the material world let it be that I may have my full attachment unto Lord Sri Krishna who has unlimited potency, my association with His devotees and my friendly relation with all living beings.

Purport

A devotee of the Lord is the only perfect living being is explained herein by Maharaja Parikshit. A devotee of the Lord is no body's enemy although there may be many enemies of a devotee. A devotee of the Lord does not like to associate with non-devotees although he has no enmity with them. He desires association with the devotees of the Lord. This is perfectly natural because the birds of the same feather mix up together. The ducks and the crows are different types of birds. The ducks associate with the ducks and the crows associate with the crows. And the most important function of a devotee is to have complete attachement for Lord Sri Krishna the father of all other living beings. As a good son of the father behave friendly with all his other brothers, so also the devotee of the Lord being good son of the Supreme Father Lord Krishna, sees all other living beings in relation with the Supreme Father. He tries to bring back the upstart sons of the father to a saner stage and thus gradually accepts the Supreme fatherhood of God. Maharaj Parikshit was certainly going back to home back to Godhead but even if he was not to go back like that he prayed for a pattern of life which is the most perfect way of life in the material world. A pure devotee does not desire the company of a personality as great as Brahma, but he prefers the association of a petty living being provided such living being is a devotee of the Lord.

Verse 16 of 38
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