Text 119] Explanations of the Atmarama Verse 145

TEXT 118

AA-CUAAA SH CATS “HIN” Bola
fafa-fara-atan-qret Farqe] Oe” soe i

nava-yogisvara janma haite ‘sadhaka’ jhani
vidhi-siva-ndrada-mukhe krsna-guna suni’

SYNONYMS

nava—nine; yogi-isvara—great saintly yogis; janma haite —from the very birth;
sadhaka—practicers; jfani—well versed in transcendental knowledge; vidhi—
Lord Brahma; giva—Lord Siva; narada—the great sage Narada; mukhe—in their
mouths; krsna-guna suni’—hearing the transcendental qualities of Krsna.

TRANSLATION

“From their very births, the nine great mystic yogis [Yogendras] were im-
personal philosophers of the Absolute Truth. However, because they heard
about Lord Krsna’s qualities from Lord Brahma, Lord Siva and the great sage
Narada, they also became Krsna’s devotees.

TEXT 119

OUBY Soe] SCA SCBA SoA |
Caesarea S14 Sfe-faaae i sso

gunakrsta hafid kare krsnera bhajana
ekadasa-skandhe tarira bhakti-vivarana

SYNONYMS

guna-dkrsta hafid—being attracted by the transcendental qualities; kare—
engaged in; krsnera bhajana—the devotional service of the Lord; ekddasa-
skandhe—in the Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam; tanra—of them; bhakti-
vivarana—description of the devotional service.

TRANSLATION

“In the Eleventh Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam there is a full description
of the devotional service of the nine Yogendras, who rendered devotional ser-
vice because they were attracted by the Lord’s transcendental qualities.
