Text 40] The Killing of the Demon Patana 33
PURPORT
These verses explain how devotional service rendered to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, whether directly or indirectly, knowingly or
unknowingly, becomes successful. Piitand was neither a devotee nor a
nondevotee; she was actually a demoniac witch instructed by Karnsa to
kill Krsna. Nonetheless, in the beginning she assumed the form of a very
beautiful woman and approached Krsna exactly like an affectionate
mother, so that mother Yasoda and Rohini did not doubt her sincerity.
The Lord took all this into consideration, and thus she was automatically
promoted to a position like that of mother Yasoda. As explained by
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, there are various roles one may play in
such a position. Pitana was immediately promoted to Vaikunthaloka,
which is also sometimes described as Svarga. The Svarga mentioned in
this verse is not the material heavenly planet, but the transcendental
world. In Vaikunthaloka, Pitana attained the position of a nurse
(dhatry-ucitam), as described by Uddhava. Pitana was elevated to the
position of a nurse and maidservant in Goloka Vrndavana to assist
mother Yasoda.
TEXTS 39-40
Tai TATA GTA |
ATA TAMGA: BACTTATAT: ZAI
TGA: HOUT UAT AUTISM: UIVoll
payamsi yasam apibat
putra-sneha-snutany alam
bhagavan devaki-putrah
kaivalyady-akhila-pradah
tdsdm aviratam krsne
kurvatinaém suteksanam
na punah kalpate rajan
samsdro jidna-sambhavah
