774 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 15
PURPORT

Factually for a living being there is no one dearer than the Lord. The
Lord expands Himself by innumerable parts and parcels as svamésa and
vibhinnamésa. Paramatma is the svdrnga part of the Lord, whereas the
vibhinnadméa parts are the living beings. As the living being is the important
factor in the material body, or without the living being the material body
has no value, similarly without Paramatma the living being has no status
quo. Similarly, Brahman or Paramatma has no locus standi without the
Supreme Lord Sri Krsna. This is thoroughly explained in the Bhagavad-
gita (Bg. 15.18). They are all interlinked with one another or interdepend-
ent factors; thus in the ultimate issue the Lord is the summum bonum and
therefore the vital principle of everything.

TEXT 7

TOTNE TIAMAT

Tet HATHA WATT |
aul et ay Tae AA:

AMHAA VIVANT HT 1119 11

yat-samsrayad drupada-geham upagatanam
tejo hrtarm khalu mayabhihatas ca matsyah
sajjikrtena dhanusadhigata ca krsna

yat—by whose merciful; samsryat—by strength; drupada-geham—in the
palace of King Drupada; upagatanam—all those assembled; rajiiam—of
the princes; svayamvara-mukhe—on the occasion of the selection of the
bridegroom; smara-durmadanam—all lusty in thought; tejah—power;
hrtam—vanquished; khalu—as it were; maya—by me; abhihatah—pierced;
ca—also; matsyah—the fish target; sajjikrtena—by equipping the bow;
dhanusa—by that bow also; adhigata—gained; ca—also; krsna— Draupadi.

TRANSLATION

Only by His merciful strength was I able to vanquish all the lusty
princes assembled at the palace of King Drupada for the selection of the
bridegroom. With my bow and arrow I could pierce the fish target and
thereby gain the hand of Draupadi.
