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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.14.28-29
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXTS 28-29
- kaccid rājāhuko jīvaty
- asat-putro 'sya cānujaḥ
- hṛdīkaḥ sasuto 'krūro
- jayanta-gada-sāraṇāḥ
- āsate kuśalaṁ kaccid
- ye ca śatrujid-ādayaḥ
- kaccid āste sukhaṁ rāmo
- bhagavān sātvatāṁ prabhuḥ
kaccitwhether — whether; rājāthe King — the King; āhukaḥanother name of Ugrasena — another name of Ugrasena; jīvatistill living — still living; asatmischievous — mischievous; putraḥson — son; asyahis — his; caalso — also; anujaḥyounger brother — younger brother; hṛdīkaḥHṛdīka — Hṛdīka; saalong with son, Kṛtavarmā-sutaḥalong with son, Kṛtavarmā — along with son, Kṛtavarmā; akrūraḥAkrūra — Akrūra; jayantaJayanta — Jayanta; gadaGada — Gada; sāraṇāḥSāraṇa — Sāraṇa; āsateare they all — are they all; kuśalamin happiness — in happiness; kaccitwhether — whether; yethey — they; caalso — also; śatrujitŚatrujit — Śatrujit; ādayaḥheaded by — headed by; kaccitwhether — whether; āsteare they — are they; sukhamall right — all right; rāmaḥBalarāma — Balarāma; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; sātvatāmof the devotees — of the devotees; prabhuḥprotector — protector.
Are Ugrasena, whose son was the mischievous Kaṁsa, and his younger brother still living? Are Hṛdīka and his son Kṛtavarmā happy? Are Akrūra, Jayanta, Gada, Sāraṇa and Śatrujit all happy? How is Balarāma, the Personality of Godhead and the protector of devotees?
Hastināpura, the capital of the Pāṇḍavas, was situated somewhere near present New Delhi, and the kingdom of Ugrasena was situated in Mathurā. While returning to Delhi from Dvārakā, Arjuna must have visited the city of Mathurā, and therefore the inquiry about the King of Mathurā is valid. Amongst various names of the relatives, the name of Rāma or Balarāma, eldest brother of Lord Kṛṣṇa, is added with the words "the Personality of Godhead" because Lord Balarāma is the immediate expansion of viṣṇu-tattva as prakāśa-vigraha of Lord Kṛṣṇa. The Supreme Lord, although one without a second, expands Himself as many other living beings. The viṣṇu-tattva living beings are expansions of the Supreme Lord, and all of them are qualitatively and quantitatively equal with the Lord. But expansions of the jīva-śakti, the category of the ordinary living beings, are not at all equal with the Lord. One who considers the jīva-śakti and the viṣṇu-tattva to be on an equal level is considered a condemned soul of the world. Śrī Rāma, or Balarāma, is the protector of the devotees of the Lord. Baladeva acts as the spiritual master of all devotees, and by His causeless mercy the fallen souls are delivered. Śrī Baladeva appeared as Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu during the advent of Lord Caitanya, and the great Lord Nityānanda Prabhu exhibited His causeless mercy by delivering a pair of extremely fallen souls, namely Jagāi and Mādhāi. Therefore it is particularly mentioned herein that Balarāma is the protector of the devotees of the Lord. By His divine grace only one can approach the Supreme Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and thus Śrī Balarāma is the mercy incarnation of the Lord, manifested as the spiritual master, the savior of the pure devotees.