Text 34] Disappearance of Lord Krsna 755
as the Lord, but they always seek the protection of the Lord in all circum-
stances, both in the material world and in the spiritual world. This
dependence of the liberated soul is constitutional, just as sparks of a fire
can exhibit the glow of fire along with the fire and not independently.
Independently the glow of the sparks is extinguished, although the
quality of fire or the glowing is there. Thus those who give up the
protection of the Lord and become so-called lords themselves, out of
spiritual ignorance, come back again to this material world, even after
prolonged tapasya of the severest type. That is the verdict of all Vedic
literature.
TEXT 34
AMT TAT AA AAAS |
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bhagavan api govindo
brahmanyo bhakta-vatsalah
kaccit pure sudharmayam
sukham aste suhrd-vrtah

bhagavan—the Personality of Godhead, Krsna; api—also; govindah—one
who enlivens the cows and the senses; brahmanyah—devoted to the devo-
tees or the brahmanas; bhakta-vatsalah—affectionate to the devotees;
kaccit—whether; pure—in Dvaraka Puri; sudharmayam—pious assembly;
sukham— happiness; aste—does enjoy; suhrt-vrtah—surrounded by friends.

TRANSLATION
Is Lord Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who gives
pleasure to the cows, senses and the brahmanas, who is very affectionate
towards His devotees, enjoying the pious assembly at Dvaraka Puri sur-
rounded by friends?
PURPORT

Here in this particular verse the Lord is described as Bhagavan, Govinda,
Brahmanya and Bhaktavatsala. He is Bhagavan svayam, or the original
Supreme Personality of Godhead full with all opulences, all power, all
knowledge, all beauty, all fame and all renunciation. No one is equal to or
greater than Him. He is Govinda because He is the pleasure of the cows
and the senses. Those who have purified their senses by devotional service
of the Lord can render unto Him real service and thereby derive transcen-
