Text 43] The Killing of the Demon Aghasura 305

tad briihi me mahd-yogin
param kautihalam guro

niinam etad dharer eva
maya bhavati nanyatha

tat brihi—therefore please explain that, me—unto me; mahd-
yogin—O great yogi; param—very much; kautihalam—curiosity;
guro—O my lord, my spiritual master; niinam—otherwise; etat—this
incident; hareh—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva—indeed;
mayd—the illusion; bhavati—becomes; na anyathé—nothing more.

TRANSLATION

O greatest yogi, my spiritual master, kindly describe why this
happened. I am very much curious to know about it. I think that it
was nothing but another illusion due to Krsna.

PURPORT

Krsna has many potencies: pardsya Saktir vividhaiva Sriiyate
(Svetasvatara Upanisad 6.8). The description of Aghdsura was disclosed
after one year. Some act of Krsna’s potency must have been involved.
Therefore Maharaja Pariksit was very curious to know about this, and he
requested Sukadeva Gosvami to explain it.

TEXT 43
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vayam dhanyatama loke
guro ‘pi ksatra-bandhavah

vayam pibémo muhus tvattah
punyam krsna-kathamrtam

vayam—we are; dhanya-tamaéh—most glorified; loke—in this world;
guro—O my lord, my spiritual master; api—although; ksatra-
bandhavah—the lowest of the ksatriyas (because we did not act like
ksatriyas) ; vayam—we are; pibamah—drinking; muhuh—always; tvat-
tah—from you; punyam—pious; krsna-kathd-amrtam—the nectar of
krsna-katha.
