548 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 10

bata sadhu—auspiciously glorified; kurvate—do they make; ydsém—from
whose; grhat—homes; puskara-locanah—the lotus-eyed; patih—husband; na
jatu—never at any time; apaiti-goes away; ahrtibhih—by presentation;
hrdi—in the heart; sprsan—endeared.

TRANSLATION

All these women auspiciously glorified their lives despite their being
without individuality and without purity. Their husband, the lotus-eyed
Personality of Godhead, never left them alone at home. He always pleased
their hearts by making valuable presentations.

PURPORT

The devotees of the Lord are purified souls. As soon as the devotees
surrender unto the lotus feet of the Lord sincerely, the Lord accepts them,
and thus the devotees at once become free from all material contamina-
tions. Such devotees are above the three modes of material nature. There
is no bodily disqualification of a devotee, just as there is no qualitative
difference between the Ganges water and the unfilthy drain water when
they are amalgamated. Women, merchants and laborers are not very
intelligent, and thus it is very difficult for them to understand the science
of God or to be engaged in the devotional service of the Lord. They are
more materialistic, and less than them are the Kiratas, Hiinas, Andhras,
Pulindas, Pulkagas, Abhira, Kanka, Yavana, Khasadaya, etc., but all of
them can be delivered if they are properly engaged in the devotional
service of the Lord. By engagement in the service of the Lord, the
designative disqualifications are removed, and as pure souls they become
eligible to enter into the kingdom of God.

The fallen girls under the clutches of Bhaumisura sincerely prayed to
Lord Sri Krsna for their deliverance, and their sincerity of purpose made
them at once pure by virtue of devotion. The Lord therefore accepted them
as His wives, and thus their lives became glorified. Such auspicious glorifica-
tion was stil] more glorified when the Lord played with them as the most
devoted husband.

The Lord used to live with His 16,108 wives constantly. He expanded
Himself into 16,108 plenary portions, and each and every one of them
was the Lord Himself without deviation from the Original Personality.
The Sruti mantra affirms that the Lord can expand Himself into many.
As husband of so many wives, He pleased them all with presentations,
