506 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 9
tustuvur munayo hrstah
krsnarm tad-guh ya-namabhih
tatas te krsna-hrdayah
svasraman prayayuk punah
tustuvuh—satisfied; munayah—the great sages, headed by Vy4sadeva,
ete.; Arstah—all in a happy mood; krsnam-—unto Lord Krsna, the Person-
ality of Godhead; tat—His; guhya—confidential; namabhih—by His holy
name, etc.; tatah—thereafter; te—they; krsna-hrdayah— persons who always
bear Lord Krsna in their hearts; sva-asraman—to their respective
hermitages; prayayuh—returned; punah—again.
TRANSLATION
All the great sages then glorified the Lord Sri Krsna, who was present
there, by confidential Vedic hymns. Then all of them returned to their
respective hermitages, bearing always Lord Krsna within their hearts.
PURPORT
The devotees of the Lord are always in the heart of the Lord, and the
Lord is always in the heart of the devotees. That is the sweet relation
between the Lord and His devotees. Due to unalloyed love and devotion
for the Lord, the devotees always see Him within themselves, and the
Lord also, although He has nothing to do and nothing to aspire to, is always
busy in attending to the welfare of His devotees. For the ordinary living
beings the law of nature is there for all actions and reactions, but He is
always anxious to put His devotees on the right path. The devotees are,
therefore, under the direct care of the Lord. And the Lord also volun-
tarily puts Himself under the care of His devotees only. So all the sages,
headed by Vyasadeva, were devotees of the Lord, and therefore they
chanted the Vedic hymns after the funeral ceremony just to please the
Lord, who was present there personally. All the Vedic hymns are chanted
to please Lord Krsna. This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gita (Bg. 15.15).
All the Vedas, Upanisads, Vedanta, etc., are seeking Him only, and ail
hymns are for glorifying Him only. The sages, therefore, performed the
exact acts suitable for the purpose, and they happily departed for their
respective hermitages.
