Text 26] Prayers by the Demigods 155
means that Narada and the demigods were accompanied by other saintly
persons, like Sanaka and Sanatana, all of whom came to congratulate or
welcome the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even though Karhsa was
planning to kill Devaki, he too awaited the arrival of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead (pratiksams taj-janma).
TEXT 26
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TMAH A WT ATA WRI
satya-vratam satya-param tri-satyam
satyasya yonim nihitam ca satye
satyasya satyam rta-satya-netram
satyatmakam tvam saranam prapannah

satya-vratam—the Personality of Godhead, who never deviates from
His vow;* satya-param—who is the Absolute Truth (as stated in the
beginning of Srimad-Bhdégavatam, satyam param dhimahi); tri-
satyam—He is always present as the Absolute Truth, before the creation
of this cosmic manifestation, during its maintenance, and even after its
annihilation; satyasya—of all relative truths, which are emanations
from the Absolute Truth, Krsna; yonim—the cause; nihitam—en-
tered;f ca—and; satye—in the factors that create this material world
(namely, the five elements—earth, water, fire, air and ether);
satyasya—of all that is accepted as the truth; satyam—the Lord is the
original truth; rta-satya-netram—He is the origin of whatever truth is
pleasing (sunetram); satya-Gtmakam—everything pertaining to the
Lord is truth (sac-cid-dnanda: His body is truth, His knowledge is truth,
*The Lord vows: yada yada hi dharmasya glanir bhavati bhdrata/ abhyutthanam
adharmasya tadatmanam srjamy aham (Bg. an. To honor this vow, the Lord appeared.
{The Lord enters everything, even the atom: anddntara-stha-paramanu-caydantara-
stham (Brahma-samhita 5 44), Therefore He is called antarydmi, the inner force.
