Text 7] Prayers by Queen Kunti 381
Yudhisthira was a pure devotee of the Lord, and by His grace only he was
on the level of the King of heaven, even though King Yudhisthira per-
formed only three yajiias, whereas the King of heaven performed hundreds.
That is the prerogative of the devotee of the Lord. The Lord is equal to
everyone, but a devotee of the Lord is more glorified because he is always
in touch with the all-great. The sun rays are equally distributed, but still
there are some places which are dark always. This is not due to the sun but
to the receptive power. Similarly, those who are cent percent devotees of
the Lord get the full-fledged mercy of the Lord, which is always equally
distributed everywhere.
TEXT 7
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dmantrya pandu-putrams ca
Saineyoddhava-samyutah
dvaipayanadibhir vipraih
pujitath pratipujitah
admantrya—inviting; pandu-putran—all the sons of Pandu; ca—also;
Saineya—Saty aki; uddhava— Uddhava; sarryutah—accompanied ; dvaipayana-
adibhih—by the rsis like Vedavyasa, etc.; vipraih—by the brahmanas;
pujitaih—being worshiped; pratipujitah—also the Lord reciprocated
equally.
TRANSLATION
Lord Sri Krsna then prepared for His departure. He invited the sons of
Pandu, after having been worshiped by the brahmanas, headed by Srila
Vyasadeva. The Lord also reciprocated greetings.
PURPORT
Apparently Lord Sri Krsna was a ksatriya and was not worshipable
by the brahmanas. But the brahmanas present there, headed by Srila
Vyasadeva, all knew Him to be the Personality of Godhead, and therefore
they worshiped Him, but the Lord reciprocated the greetings just to honor
the social order that a ksatriya is obedient to the orders of the brahmanas.
