8 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 1
raja—the King (Dhrtarastra or Duryodhana); uru—very important; mene—
did consider; ksata—dwindling; punya-lesah—fragment of pious acts.
TRANSLATION
Lord Krsna was sent by Arjuna into the assembly as the spiritual master
of the whole world, and although His words were heard by some [like
Bhigma, etc.] as pure nectar, it was not so for the others, who were
completely bereft of the last farthing of past pious works. The King
[Dhrtarastra or Duryodhana] did not take the words of Lord Krgna very
seriously.
PURPORT
Lord Krsna, who is the spiritual master of the entire universe, accepted
the duty of a messenger, and, deputed by Arjuna, went to the assembly of
King Dhrtaragtra on a peace mission. Krsna is everyone’s Lord, yet
because He was the transcendental friend of Arjuna, He gladly accepted
the role of messenger, exactly like an ordinary friend. That is the beauty
of the Lord’s behavior with His pure devotees. He reached the assembly
and spoke about peace, and the message was relished by Bhigma and
other great leaders because it was spoken by the Lord Himself. But due to
the exhaustion of the pious results of their past deeds, Duryodhana, or his
father, Dhytarastra, did not take the message very seriously. That is the
way of persons who have no credit of pious deeds. By past pious deeds,
one may become the king of a country, but because the results of the
pious acts of Duryodhana and company were dwindling, it became
evident from their actions that they were sure to lose the kingdom to the
Pandavas. The message of Godhead is always like nectar to the devotees,
but it is just the opposite to the nondevotees. Sugar candy is always sweet
to a healthy man, but it tastes very bitter to persons suffering from
jaundice.
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wary ge: fee TAT |
We Irae AW
Ape
Taam aaa aca izoll
yadopahuto bhavanam pravisto
mantraya prstah kila purvajena
