8 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 17
nah—our; krdhi—kindly bestow upon us; isa—O supreme controller;
bhagavan—O Lord; asi—You are; dina-nathah—the only shelter of the
downtrodden.
TRANSLATION

The goddess Aditi said: O master and enjoyer of all sacrificial
ceremonies, O infallible and most famous person, whose name,
when chanted, spreads all good fortune! O original Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead, supreme controller, shelter of all holy places,
You are the shelter of all poor, suffering living entities, and You
have appeared to diminish their suffering. Please be kind to us and
spread our good fortune.

PURPORT

The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the master of those who ob-
serve vows and austerities, and it is He who bestows benedictions upon
them. He is worshipable for the devotee throughout the devotee’s life,
for He never breaks His promises. As He says in Bhagavad-gita (9.31),
kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati: “O son of Kunti,
declare it boldly that My devotee never perishes.” The Lord is addressed
here as acyuta, the infallible, because He takes care of His devotees.
Anyone inimical to the devotees is certainly vanquished by the mercy of
the Lord. The Lord is the source of the Ganges water, and therefore He is
addressed here as tirtha-pdda, indicating that all the holy places are at
His lotus feet, or that whatever He touches with His foot becomes a holy
place. Bhagavad-gita, for example, begins with the words dharma-ksetre
kuru-ksetre. Because the Lord was present on the Battlefield of Kuru-
ksetra, it became a dharma-ksetra, a place of pilgrimage. Therefore the
Pandavas, who were extremely religious, were assured of victory. Any
place where the Supreme Personality of Godhead displays His pastimes,
such as Vrndavana or Dvaraka, becomes a holy place. The chanting of
the holy name of the Lord—Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare—is pleasing to
the ear, and it expands good fortune to the audience who hears it
chanted. Owing to the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Aditi was fully assured that the troublesome condition created for her by
the demons would now be ended.
