CC Madhya 15.170 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 170
- yas tv indra-gopam athavendram aho sva-karma-
- bandhānurūpa-phala-bhājanam ātanoti
- karmāṇi nirdahati kintu ca bhakti-bhājāṁ
- govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
SYNONYMS
yaḥ—He who (Govinda); tu—but; indra-gopam—to the small red insect called indra-gopa; athavā—or even; indram—to Indra, King of heaven; aho—oh; sva-karma—of one's own fruitive activities; bandha—bondage; anurūpa—according to; phala—of reactions; bhājanam—enjoying or suffering; ātanoti—bestows; karmāṇi—all fruitive activities and their reactions; nirdahati—destroys; kintu—but; ca—certainly; bhakti-bhājām—of persons engaged in devotional service; govindam—unto Lord Govinda; ādi-puruṣam—the original person; tam—unto Him; aham—I; bhajāmi—offer my obeisances.
TRANSLATION
" 'Let me offer my respectful obeisances unto the original Personality of Godhead, Govinda, who regulates the sufferings and enjoyments of fruitive activity for everyone-from the heavenly King Indra down to the smallest insect [indra-gopa]. That very Personality of Godhead destroys the fruitive karma of one engaged in devotional service.'
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Brahma-saṁhitā (5.54).