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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.1.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- sūta jānāsi bhadraṁ te
- bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ
- devakyāṁ vasudevasya
- jāto yasya cikīrṣayā
sūtaO Sūta Gosvāmī — O Sūta Gosvāmī; jānāsiyou know — you know; bhadramall blessings upon you teall blessings upon you — all blessings upon you; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; sātvatāmof the pure devotees — of the pure devotees; patiḥthe protector — the protector; devakyāmin the womb of Devakī — in the womb of Devakī; vasudevasyaby Vasudeva — by Vasudeva; jātaḥborn of — born of; yasyafor the purpose of — for the purpose of; cikīrṣayāexecuting — executing.
All blessings upon you, O Sūta Gosvāmī. You know for what purpose the Personality of Godhead appeared in the womb of Devakī as the son of Vasudeva.
Bhagavān means the Almighty God who is the controller of all opulences, power, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. He is the protector of His pure devotees. Although God is equally disposed to everyone, He is especially inclined to His devotees. Sat means the Absolute Truth. And persons who are servitors of the Absolute Truth are called sātvatas. And the Personality of Godhead who protects such pure devotees is known as the protector of the sātvatas. Bhadraṁ te, or "blessings upon you," indicates the sages' anxiety to know the Absolute Truth from the speaker. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, appeared to Devakī, the wife of Vasudeva. Vasudeva is the symbol of the transcendental position wherein the appearance of the Supreme Lord takes place.