Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 4 Chapter 12 Verse 22

Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 12: Dhruva Mahārāja Goes Back to Godhead

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.12.22

taḿ kṛṣṇa-pādābhiniviṣṭa-cetasaḿ

baddhāñjaliḿ praśraya-namra-kandharam

sunanda-nandāv upasṛtya sasmitaḿ

pratyūcatuḥ puṣkaranābha-sammatau

SYNONYMS

tam — him; kṛṣṇa — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; pāda — of the lotus feet; abhiniviṣṭa — absorbed in thought; cetasam — whose heart; baddha-añjalim — with folded hands; praśraya — very humbly; namra — bowed; kandharam — whose neck; sunanda — Sunanda; nandau — and Nanda; upasṛtya — approaching; sa-smitam — smilingly; pratyūcatuḥ — addressed; puṣkara-nābha — of Lord Viṣṇu, who has a lotus navel; sammatau — confidential servants.

TRANSLATION

Dhruva Mahārāja was always absorbed in thinking of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. His heart was full with Kṛṣṇa. When the two confidential servants of the Supreme Lord, who were named Nanda and Sunanda, approached him, smiling happily, Dhruva stood with folded hands, bowing humbly. They then addressed him as follows.

PURPORT

In this verse the word puṣkaranābha-sammatau is significant. Kṛṣṇa, or Lord Viṣṇu, is known for His lotus eyes, lotus navel, lotus feet and lotus palms. Here He is called puṣkara-nābha, which means "the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has a lotus navel," and sammatau means "two confidential or very obedient servants." The materialistic way of life differs from the spiritual way of life in that one is disobedience and the other is obedience to the will of the Supreme Lord. All living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, and they are supposed to be always agreeable to the order of the Supreme person; that is perfect oneness.

In the Vaikuṇṭha world all the living entities are in oneness with the Supreme Godhead because they never defy His orders. Here in the material world, however, they are not sammata, agreeable, but always asammata, disagreeable. This human form of life is a chance to be trained to be agreeable to the orders of the Supreme Lord. To bring about this training in society is the mission of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā, the laws of material nature are very strict; no one can overcome the stringent laws of material nature. But one who becomes a surrendered soul and agrees to the order of the Supreme Lord can easily overcome those stringent laws. The example of Dhruva Mahārāja is very fitting. Simply by becoming agreeable to the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and by developing love of Godhead, Dhruva got the chance to personally meet the confidential servants of Lord Viṣṇu face to face. What was possible for Dhruva Mahārāja is possible for everyone. Anyone who very seriously engages in devotional service can obtain, in due course of time, the same perfection of the human form of life.

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