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is my son, and that because I am the queen of Nanda Maharaja, all
the wealth of cows and calves are my possessions and all the
cowherd men and their wives are my subjects. Actually, I also am
eternally subordinate to the Supreme Lord. He is my ultimate
shelter.

PURPORT

Following in the footsteps of mother Yasoda, everyone should follow
this mentality of renunciation. Whatever wealth, opulence or whatever
else we may possess belongs not to us but to the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, who is the ultimate shelter of everyone and the ultimate owner

of everything. As stated by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita (5.29):

bhoktaram yajfia-tapasam
sarva-loka-mahesvaram

suhrdam sarva-bhitanam
Jiiatud mam santim rcchati

“The sages, knowing Me as the ultimate purpose of all sacrifices and
austerities, the Supreme Lord of all planets and demigods and the
benefactor and well-wisher of all living entities, attain peace from the
pangs of material miseries.”

We should not be proud of our possessions. As expressed by mother
Yasoda herein, “I am not the owner of possessions, the opulent wife of
Nanda Maharaja. The estate, the possessions, the cows and calves and the
subjects like the gopis and cowherd men are all given to me.” One should
give up thinking of “‘my possessions, my son and my husband” (janasya
moho ’yam aharh mameti). Nothing belongs to anyone but the Supreme
Lord. Only because of illusion do we wrongly think, “I am existing” or
“Everything belongs to me.” Thus mother Yasoda completely surren-
dered unto the Supreme Lord. For the moment, she was rather disap-
pointed, thinking, “My endeavors to protect my son by charity and other
auspicious activities are useless. The Supreme Lord has given me many
things, but unless He takes charge of everything, there is no assurance of

protection. I must therefore ultimately seek shelter of the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead.” As stated by Prahlada Maharaja (Bhag. 7.9.19),
