390 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 8
Brahma, Narayana, Siva, the demigods and all other living beings, possess
only different percentages of such perfection. No one is equal to or greater
than Him. He is unrivalled.
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maasaaAS: Ae BOT |
momaa seaieae ar Ady 2
brahma-tejo vinirmuktair
atmajaih saha krsnaya
prayanabhimukham krsnam
idam aha prtha sati

brahma-tejah—radiation of the brahmastra; vinirmuktaih—being saved
from: atmajath—along with her sons; saha—with; krsnaya—BDraupadi;
prayana—outgoing; abhimukham—towards; krsnam—unto Lord Krsna;
idam—this: aha—said; prtha— Kunti; sati—chaste, devoted to the Lord.

TRANSLATION
Thus saved from the radiation of the brahmastra, Kunti, the chaste
devotee of the Lord, and her five sons and Draupadi, addressed Lord Krsna
as He started for home.
PURPORT

Kunti is described herein as sati, or chaste, due to her unalloyed devo-
tion to Lord Sri Krsna. Her mind will just now be expressed in the follow-
ing prayers for Lord Krsna. A chaste devotee of the Lord does not look to
others, namely any other living being or demigod, even for deliverance
from danger. That was all along the characteristic of the whole family of
the Pandavas. They knew nothing except Krsna, and therefore the Lord
was also always ready to help them in all respects and in all circumstances.
That is the transcendental nature of the Lord. He reciprocates the de-
pendence of the devotee. One should not, therefore, look for help from
imperfect living beings or demigods, but one should look for all help from
Lord Krsna, who is competent to save His devotees. Such a chaste devotee
also never asks the Lord for help, but the Lord, out of His own accord, is
always anxious to render it.
