Text 45] Prayers by Queen Kunti 429
PURPORT
Anything that is enchanting in the world is said to be a representation
of the Lord. The conditioned souls who are engaged in trying to lord it
over the material world are also enchanted by His mystic powers, but His
devotees are enchanted in a different way by the glories of the Lord, and
His merciful blessings are upon them. His energy is displayed in different
ways, as electrical energy works in manifold capacities. Srimati Kuntidevi
has prayed to the Lord just to enunciate a fragment of His glories. All His
devotees worship Him in that way, by chosen words, and therefore the
Lord is known as uttama-sloka. No amount of chosen words is sufficient
to enumerate the Lord’s glory, and yet He is satisfied by such prayers as
the father is satisfied even by the broken linguistic attempts of the growing
child. The word maya is used both in the sense of delusion and mercy also.
Herein the word maya is used in the sense of the Lord’s mercy upon
Kuntidevi.
TEXT 45
° io ea
at Tatarqraesa Tay TATETT |
ins e bas
fara agi ara Teo Tat fares: Weal
tam badham ity upamantrya
pravisya gajaséhvayam
striyaS ca sva-puram yasyan
premnd rajnid nivaritah
tam—all those; badham—accepted; iti—thus; upamantrya—subsequently
informed; pravisya—entering: gajah-ahvayam—Gayasthaherayna palace;
striyah ca—other ladies; sva-puram—own residence; yasyan—while starting
for: premna—in love; rajnad—by the king; nivaritah—stopped.
TRANSLATION
Thus accepting the prayers of Srimati Kuntidevi, the Lord subse-
quently informed other ladies of His departure by entering the palace of
Hastinapura. But upon preparing to leave, He was stopped by King
Yudhisthira, who implored Him lovingly.
