Text 11] The Son of Drona Punished 333

remembering the Lord in acute distress one can be free from all varieties
of miseries and anxieties. Gradually the Lord vanquishes all obstacles on
the path of devotional service of a pure devotee, and the result of nine
devotional activities, such as hearing, chanting, etc., becomes manifested.

By His personal features and transcendental attributes, the Lord attracts
all psychological activities of a pure devotee. Such is the attractive power
of Lord Krsna. The attraction is so powerful that a pure devotee never
hankers for any one of the four principles of religion. These are the
attractive features of the transcendental attributes of the Lord. And
adding to this the words api and ca, one can increase the imports
unlimitedly. According to Sanskrit grammar there are seven synonyms for
the word api.

So by interpreting each and every word of this sloka, one can see
unlimited numbers of transcendental qualities of Lord Krsna that attract
the mind of a pure devotee.

TEXT 11

gtumiaqatninay aaa: |
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harer gunaksipta-matir
bhagavan badarayanih

adhyagan mahad akhyanam
nityam visnu-jana-priyah

hareh—of Hari, the Personality of Godhead; guna—transcendental
attribute; aksipta—being absorbed in; matih—mind; bhagavan—powerful;
badarayanih—son of Vyasadeva; adhyagat—underwent studies; mahat—
great; akhyanam—narration; nityam—regularly; vispu-jana—devotees of
the Lord; priyah—beloved.

TRANSLATION

Srila Sukadeva Gosvami, son of Srila V yasadeva, was not only transcen-
dentally powerful. He was also very dear to the devotees of the Lord.
Thus he underwent the study of this great narration [Srimad-Bhagavatam ].
