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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.13
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 13
- tatraiva me viharato bhuja-daṇḍa-yugmaṁ
- gāṇḍīva-lakṣaṇam arāti-vadhāya devāḥ
- sendrāḥ śritā yad-anubhāvitam ājamīḍha
- tenāham adya muṣitaḥ puruṣeṇa bhūmnā
tatrain that heavenly planet — in that heavenly planet; evacertainly — certainly; memyself — myself; viharataḥwhile staying as a guest — while staying as a guest; bhujaboth of my arms-daṇḍaboth of my arms-yugmamboth of my arms — both of my arms; gāṇḍīvathe bow named Gāṇḍīva — the bow named Gāṇḍīva; lakṣaṇammark — mark; arātia demon named Nivātakavaca — a demon named Nivātakavaca; vadhāyafor killing — for killing; devāḥall the demigods — all the demigods; saalong with — along with; indrāḥthe heavenly King, Indra — the heavenly King, Indra; śritāḥtaken shelter of — taken shelter of; yatby whose — by whose; anubhāvitammade it possible to be powerful — made it possible to be powerful; ājamīḍhaO descendant of King Ajamīḍha — O descendant of King Ajamīḍha; tenaby Him — by Him; ahammyself — myself; adyaat the present moment — at the present moment; muṣitaḥbereft of — bereft of; puruṣeṇathe personality — the personality; bhūmnāsupreme — supreme.
When I stayed for some days as a guest in the heavenly planets, all the heavenly demigods, including King Indradeva, took shelter of my arms, which were marked with the Gāṇḍīva bow, to kill the demon named Nivātakavaca. O King, descendant of Ajamīḍha, at the present moment I am bereft of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by whose influence I was so powerful.
The heavenly demigods are certainly more intelligent, powerful and beautiful, and yet they had to take help from Arjuna because of his Gāṇḍīva bow, which was empowered by the grace of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. The Lord is all-powerful, and by His grace His pure devotee can be as powerful as He may desire, and there is no limit to it. And when the Lord withdraws His power from anyone, he is powerless by the will of the Lord.