462 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 9

position, became converted by another feature of bhava and turned into
pure devotees of the Lord. Tribulations of the devotees by the Lord
constitute another exchange of transcendental bhava between the Lord and
the devotees. The Lord says (Bhag. 10), ‘‘I put My devotee into difficulty,
and thus the devotee becomes more purified in exchanging transcendental
bhava with Me.” Placing the devotee into material troubles necessitates
delivering him from the illusory material relations. The material relations
are based on reciprocation of material enjoyment, which depends mainly
on material resources. Therefore. when material resources are withdrawn
by the Lord, the devotee is cent percent attracted towards transcendental
loving service of the Lord. Thus the Lord snatches the fallen soul from the
mire of material existence. Tribulations offered by the Lord to His devotee
are different from the tribulations resulting from vicious action. All these
glories of the Lord are especially known to the great mandajanas like
Brahma, Siva, Narada, Kapila, Kumara and Bhisma, as mentioned above,
and one is able to grasp it by their grace.

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TAT aed Pat fet aeaayz |
we: Alas TA AATEA ATA URoll

yam manyase matuleyam
priyam mitram suhrttamam

akaroh sacivam diitarn
sauhrdad atha sarathim

yam—the person; manyase—you think; matuleyam—maternal cousin;
priyam—very dear; mitram—friend; suhrttamam—ardent  well-wisher;
akaroh—executed; sacivam—counsel; ditam— messenger; sauhrdat—by good
will; atha—thereupon; sarathim—character.

TRANSLATION

O King, that personality whom, out of ignorance only, you thought
to be your maternal cousin, your very dear friend, well-wisher, counsellor,
messenger, benefactor, etc., is that very Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Krsna, although acting as the cousin, brother, friend, well-wisher,
counsellor, messenger, benefactor, etc., of the Pandavas, was still the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Out of His causeless mercy and favor
