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desires that God’s mercy be bestowed upon them so that natural prosperity
be maintained by His grace.
TEXT 41
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atha visvesa visvatman
visva-miirte sva-kesu me
sneha-pasam imam chindhi
drdham papdusu vrsnigu
atha—therefore; visva-isa—O Lord of the universe; vigva-atman—O soul
of the universe; visva-murte—O Personality of the universal form; sva-kesu
—unto my own kinsmen; me—my; sneha-pasam—tie of affection; imam—
this; chindhi— cut off; drdham—deep; pandusu—for the Pandavas; vrsnisu—
for the Vrsnis also.
TRANSLATION
O Lord of the universe, soul of the universe, O Personality of the
form of the universe, please, therefore, sever my tie of affection for my
kinsmen, the Pandavas and the Vrsnis.
PURPORT
A pure devotee of the Lord is ashamed to ask anything in self-interest
from the Lord. But the householders are sometimes obliged to ask favors
from the Lord, being bound by the tie of family affection. Srimati Kuntt-
devi was conscious of this fact, and, therefore, she prayed to the Lord to
cut off the affectionate tie from her own kinsmen, the Pandavas and the
Vrsnis. The Pandavas are her own sons, and the Vrsnis are the members of
her paternal family. Krsna was equally related to both the families. Both
the families required the Lord’s help because both were dependent devo-
tees of the Lord. Srimati Kuntidevi wished Sri Krsna to remain with her
sons the Pandavas, but by His doing so her paternal house would be
bereft of the benefit. All these partialities troubled the mind of Kunti, and
therefore she desired to cut off the affectionate tie.
