Text 8] Departure of Lord Krsna for Dvaraka 521
always pleased to satisfy His devotees in any capacity. Only His devotees
can play the part of His relatives. The Lord is absolute.
TEXT 8
HAT AFA: TASTE TI |
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ores we ahrcaiearashrattea: Ul <
dmantrya cabhyanujiiatah
parisvajyabhivadya tam
aruroha ratham kaiscit
parisvakto ’bhivaditah
amantrya—taking permission; ca—and; abhyanujiatah—being _ per-
mitted: parisvajya—embracing; abhivadya—bowing down at the feet; tam—
unto Maharaja Yudhisthira; aruroha—ascended; ratham—the chariot; kaiseit
—by someone; parisvaktah—being embraced; abhivaditah—being offered
obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Afterwards, when the Lord asked permission to depart and the King
gave it, the Lord offered His respects to Maharaja Yudhisthira by bow-
ing down at his feet, and the King embraced Him. After this the Lord,
being embraced by others and receiving their obeisances, got into His
chariot.
PURPORT
Maharaja Yudhisthira was the elder cousin of Lord Krsna, and therefore
while departing from him the Lord bowed down at the King’s feet and
the King embraced Him as a younger brother, although the King knew
perfectly well that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The
Lord takes pleasure when some of His devotees accept Him as less impor-
tant in terms of love. No one is greater than nor equal to the Lord, but He
takes pleasure in being treated as younger than His devotees. These are all
transcendental pastimes of the Lord. The impersonalist cannot enter into
the supernatural roles played by the devotee of the Lord. Thereafter
Bhima and Arjuna embraced the Lord because they were of the same age,
but Nakula and Sahadeva bowed down before the Lord because they were
younger than Him.
