Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 22 Verses 31-32

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 22: Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.22.31-32

he stoka-kṛṣṇa he aḿśo

śrīdāman subalārjuna

viśāla vṛṣabhaujasvin

devaprastha varūthapa

paśyataitān mahā-bhāgān

parārthaikānta-jīvitān

vāta-varṣātapa-himān

sahanto vārayanti naḥ

SYNONYMS

he stoka-kṛṣṇa — O Stoka Kṛṣṇa; he aḿśo — O Aḿśu; śrīdāman subala arjuna — O Śrīdāmā, Subala and Arjuna; viśāla vṛṣabha ojasvin — O Viśāla, Vṛṣabha and Ojasvī; devaprastha varūthapa — O Devaprastha and Varūthapa; paśyata — just see; etān — these; mahā-bhāgān — most fortunate; para-artha — for the benefit of others; ekānta — exclusively; jīvitān — whose life; vāta — the wind; varṣa — rain; ātapa — heat of the sun; himān — and snow; sahantaḥ — tolerating; vārayanti — keep off; naḥ — for us.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] O Stoka Kṛṣṇa and Aḿśu, O Śrīdāma, Subala and Arjuna, O Vṛṣabha, Ojasvī, Devaprastha and Varūthapa, just see these greatly fortunate trees, whose lives are completely dedicated to the benefit of others. Even while tolerating the wind, rain, heat and snow, they protect us from these elements.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa was preparing to bestow His mercy on the wives of the hard-hearted ritualistic brāhmaṇas, and in these verses the Lord indicates that even trees who are dedicated to the welfare of others are superior to brāhmaṇas who are not. Certainly the members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement should soberly study this point.

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