SB 1.14.37 (1965)

SB (1965) Fourteenth Chapter - Disappearance of Lord Krishna

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT No. 37

Yad pada susrusana mukhya karmana Satyadayo dwyasta sahasra yositah Nirjitya samkhye tridasam stadasiso Haranti vajrayudha vallavauchita.

ENGLISH SYNONYMS

Yad—whose, Pada—feet, Susrusana—administration of comforts, Mukhya—the most important, Karmana—by the acts of, Satyadaya—queens headed by Satyabhama, Dwayasta—twice eight, Sahasra—thousand, Yositah—the fair sex, Nirjitya—by subduing, Samkhye—in the battle, Tridasam—of the denizens of heaven, Tadashiso—what are enjoyed by the demigods, Haranti—do take away, Vajrayudhavallabh—the better halves of the Personality who controls over the thunderbolt, Uchita—deserving.

TRANSLATION

Queens headed by Satyabhama at Dwarka, simply by administering comforts at the Lotus feet of the Lord which is the most important of all services, induced the Lord to conquer over the demigods and thus the queens enjoyed things which are only deserving prerogatives of the better halves of the controller of the thunderbolt.

PURPORT

Satyabhama: One of the principal queens of Lord Sri Krishna at Dwarka. After killing the Narakasura, Lord Krishna visited the place of Narakasura accompanied by Satyabhama. He went to Indraloka also with Satyabhama and She was received by Sachidevi who introduced her to the mother of the demigods, Aditi. Aditi was very much pleased with Satyabhama and she benedicted her with the blessings of permanent youth as long as Lord Krishna remains on the earth. Aditi also took her with her to show the special prerogatives of the demigods in the heavenly planets when she saw the parijat flower and desired to have it in her palace at Dwarka. After that she came back to Dwarka along with her husband and expressed her willingness to have the parijat flower at her palace. Satyabhama's palace was specially bedecked with valuable jewels and even in the hottest season of summer inside of the palace remained cooled as air-conditioned. She decorated her palace with various flags heralding the news of her great husbands presence there. Sometimes she met Droupadi along with her husband and she was anxious to be instructed by Droupadi the ways and means of pleasing the husband. Droupadi was expert in this affair because she kept five husbands the Pandavas were all very much pleased with her. On receipt of Droupadi's instructions on husband pleasing affairs she was very much pleased with her and offered her good wishes and returned back to Dwarka. She was the daughter of Satrajit. After the departure of Lord Krishna when Arjuna visited Dwarka all the queens including Satyabhama and Rukmini lamented for the Lord with great feelings. At the last stage of her life she left for the forest to undergo severe penances.

Satyabhama instigated her husband to get the parijat flower from the heavenly planets and the Lord had it even by force from the demigods as much as a common husband secures things for pleasing his better half. As already explained the Lord had very little to do with so many wives and carry out their orders like ordinary man. But because the queens accepted the high quality of devotional service namely administering the Lord all comforts the Lord played the part of a faithful complete husband. No earthly creature can expect to have things from the heavenly kingdom and specially the Parijat flowers which are simply to be used by the demigods. But due to their becoming the Lord's faithful wives all of them enjoyed the special prerogatives of the great wives of the denizens of heaven. In other words the Lord being the proprietor of everything within His creation it is not very astonishing for the queens of Dwarka to have any rare thing from any part of the universes at any length.

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