SB 10.89.21
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 21
- śrī-śuka uvāca
- ekadā dvāravatyāṁ tu
- vipra-patnyāḥ kumārakaḥ
- jāta-mātro bhuvaṁ spṛṣṭvā
- mamāra kila bhārata
SYNONYMS
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ekadā—once; dvāravatyām—in Dvārakā; tu—and; vipra—a brāhmaṇa's; kumārakaḥ—the infant son; jāta—born; mātraḥ—only; bhuvam—the ground; spṛṣṭvā—touching; mamāra—died; kila—indeed; bhārata—O descendant of Bharata (Parīkṣit Mahārāja).
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Once, in Dvārakā, a brāhmaṇa's wife gave birth to a son, but the newborn infant died as soon as he touched the ground, O Bhārata.
PURPORT
In this chapter Lord Viṣṇu has been glorified as the Supreme Godhead. Now Śukadeva Gosvāmī is going to identify Lord Kṛṣṇa with that same Personality of Godhead by describing another pastime of His, one which highlighted His unequaled, divine characteristics.