896 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 1, Ch. 17
Lord Krsna; dautya-adau— the duty of a messenger, etc.; bhagavan—the
Personality of Godhead; krtah—perfurmed.
TRANSLATION
The personality of religion said: These words just spoken by you befit
a person of the Pandava dynasty. Captivated by the devotional qualities
of the Pandavas, even Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, performed
duties as a messenger.
PURPORT

The assurances and challenges made by Maharaja Pariksit are never
exaggerations of his real power. The Maharaja said that even the denizens
of heaven could not escape his stringent government if they were violators
of religious principles. He was not proud falsely because a devotee of the
Lord is equally or sometimes more powerful than the Lord by His grace,
and any promise made by a devotee, though it may be ordinarily very
difficult to fulfill, is properly executed by the grace of the Lord. The
Pandavas, by their unalloyed devotional service and full surrender unto
the Lord, made it possible for the Lord to become a chariot driver or
sometimes their letter messenger. Such duties executed by the Lord for
His devotee are always very pleasing to the Lord because the Lord wants
to render service to His unalloyed devotee whose life has no other engage-
ment than to serve the Lord with full love and devotion. Maharaja Pariksit,
grandson of Arjuna, the celebrated friendly servitor of the Lord, was a
pure devotee of the Lord like his grandfather, and therefore the Lord was
always with him, even from the time when he was helplessly lying in the
womb of his mother and was attacked by the blazing Brahmastra weapon
of Asvatthama. A devotee is always under the protection of the Lord, and
therefore the assurance of protection by Maharaja Pariksit could never be
without meaning. The personality of religion accepted this fact and thus
thanked the King for his being true to his exalted position.

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