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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.44
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 44
- sūta uvāca
- pṛthayetthaṁ kala-padaiḥ
- pariṇūtākhilodayaḥ
- mandaṁ jahāsa vaikuṇṭho
- mohayann iva māyayā
sūtaḥSūta said uvācaSūta said — Sūta said; pṛthayāby Pṛthā (Kuntī) — by Pṛthā (Kuntī); itthamthis — this; kalaby chosen words-padaiḥby chosen words — by chosen words; pariṇūtabeing worshiped — being worshiped; akhilauniversal — universal; udayaḥglories — glories; mandammildly — mildly; jahāsasmiled — smiled; vaikuṇṭhaḥthe Lord — the Lord; mohayancaptivating — captivating; ivalike — like; māyayāHis mystic power — His mystic power.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: The Lord, thus hearing the prayers of Kuntīdevī, composed in choice words for His glorification, mildly smiled. That smile was as enchanting as His mystic power.
Anything that is enchanting in the world is said to be a representation of the Lord. The conditioned souls, who are engaged in trying to lord it over the material world, are also enchanted by His mystic powers, but His devotees are enchanted in a different way by the glories of the Lord, and His merciful blessings are upon them. His energy is displayed in different ways, as electrical energy works in manifold capacities. Śrīmatī Kuntīdevī has prayed to the Lord just to enunciate a fragment of His glories. All His devotees worship Him in that way, by chosen words, and therefore the Lord is known as Uttamaśloka. No amount of chosen words is sufficient to enumerate the Lord's glory, and yet He is satisfied by such prayers as the father is satisfied even by the broken linguistic attempts of the growing child. The word māyā is used both in the sense of delusion and mercy. Herein the word māyā is used in the sense of the Lord's mercy upon Kuntīdevī.