Text 43] Prayers by Queen Kunti 427
devotees are identical. Sometimes service of the devotee is more valuable
than the service of the Lord. But here the affeetion of Kuntidevi for the
Pandavas and the Vrsnis was due to family relation. This tie of affection in
terms of material relation is the relation of maya because the relations of
the body or the mind are due to the influence of the external energy.
Relations of the soul, established in relation with the Supreme Soul, are
factual relations. When Kuntidevi wanted to cut off the family relation,
she meant to cut off the relation of the skin. The skin relation is the cause
of material bondage, but the relation of the soul is the cause of freedom.
This relation of the soul to the soul can be established by the via medium of
the relation with the Supersoul. Seeing in the darkness is not seeing. But
seeing by the light of the sun means to see the sun and everything else
which was unseen in the darkness. That is the way of devotional service.
TEXT 43
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MAAN ATT AAT 112 31
sri-krsna krsna-sakha ursny-rsabhavani-dhrug
rajanya-vamsa-dah andnapavarga-virya
govinda go-dvija-surartiharavatara
yogesvarakhila-guro bhagavan namas te
sri krsna—O Sri Krsna; krsna-sakha—O friend of Arjuna; ursni—
descendants of Vrsni; rsabha—the chief; avani—earth; dhruk—rebellious;
rajanya-varnsa—dynasties of the kings; dahana—annihilator; anapavarga—
without deterioration of; virya—prowess; govinda—the proprietor of
Golokadhama; go—cow; dvija—the brahmanas; sura—the demigods; arti-
hara--reliever of distress; avatara—one who descends; yogesvara— master of
all mystic powers; akhila—universal; guro—O preceptor; bhagavan—the
possessor of all opulences; namah te—respectful obeisances unto You.
TRANSLATION
O Krsna, O friend of Arjuna, O chief amongst the descendants of
Vrsni, You are the destroyer of those political parties which are disturbing
elements on this earth. Your prowess never deteriorates. You are the
