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 Sriyate
(Svetdsvatara Upanisad 6.8). The description of Aghasura 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.
