Text 37] Punishment and Reward of Kali 917
kalir uvaca
yatra kva vatha vatsyami
sarva-bhauma tavajfiaya
laksaye tatra tatrapi
tvam attesu-Sarasanam
kalih uvaca—the personality of Kali said; yatra—anywhere; kva—and
everywhere; va—either; atha—thereof; vatsyami—I shall reside; sarva-
bhauma—O Lord (or Emperor) of the earth; tava—your; ajfiaya—by the
order;laksaye—I see; tatra—any where and everywhere; tatrapi—also; tvam—
Your Majesty; atta—taken over; isu—arrows; sarasanam—bows.
TRANSLATION
O Your Majesty, though I may live anywhere and everywhere under
your order, I shall but see you with bow and arrows wherever I look.
PURPORT
The personality of Kali could see that Maharaja Pariksit was the emperor
of all lands all over the world, and thus anywhere he might live he would
have to meet with the same. The personality of Kali was meant for
mischief, and Maharaja Panksit was meant for subduing all kinds of
mischiefmongers, especially the personality of Kali. It was better, there-
fore, for the personality of Kali to have been killed by the King then and
there instead of being killed elsewhere. He was, after all, a surrendered
soul before the King, and it was for the King to do what was required.
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TAT PrTa TA TTS LAPSTATAAA IRI
tan me dharma-bhrtam Ssrestha
sthanam nirdestum arhasi
yatraiva niyato vatsya
atisthams te ‘nusdsanam
tat—therefore; me—me; dharma-bhrtam— of all the protectors of religion;
srestha—the chief; sthanam—place; nirdestum—fix; arhasi—may you do so;
