Text 66] Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 251
Jato gatah pitr-grhdd vrajam edhitartho
hatvd ripiin suta-satani krtorudarah
utpddya tesu purusah kratubhih samije
atménam atma-nigamam prathayani janesu
jatah—after taking birth as the son of Vasudeva; gatah—went away;
pitr-grhat—from the houses of His father; vrajam—to Vrndavana;
edhita-arthah—to exalt the position (of Vrndavana); hatvd —killing
there; riptin—many demons; suta-Satani—hundreds of sons; krta-uru-
dérah—accepting many thousands of wives, the best of women;
utpddya—begot; tesu—in them; purusah—the Supreme Person, who
exactly resembles a human being; kratubhih—by many sacrifices;
samije—worshiped; dtmanam—Himself (because He is the person
worshiped by all sacrifices); dtma-nigamam—exactly according to the
ritualistic ceremonies of the Vedas; prathayan—expanding the Vedic
principles; janesu—among the people in general.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, known as lila-
purusottama, appeared as the son of Vasudeva but immediately left
His father’s home and went to Vrndavana to expand His loving
relationship with His confidential devotees. In Vrndavana the Lord
killed many demons, and afterwards He returned to Dvaraka,
where according to Vedic principles He married many wives who
were the best of women, begot through them hundreds of sons,
and performed sacrifices for His own worship to establish the
principles of householder life.
PURPORT
As stated in Bhagavad-gita (15.15), vedais ca sarvair aham eva
vedyah: by all the Vedas, it is Krsna who is to be known. Lord Sri Krsna,
setting an example by His own behavior, performed many ritualistic
ceremonies described in the Vedas and established the principles of
grhastha life by marrying many wives and begetting many children just
to show people in general how to be happy by living according to Vedic
principles. The center of Vedic sacrifice is Krsna (vedais ca sarvair aham
