298 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 8

TEXT 23

aq Wd: TaIeIsataae
Gakot FBT Baa |

T ma crave
fatdtee = arr 112311

nanyam tatah padma-palasa-locanad
duhkha-cchidam te mpgayami kaficana

yo mpgyate hasta-grhita-padmaya
Sriyetarair anga vimrgyamanaya

na anyam—no others; tatah—therefore; padma-palasa-locanat—from the
lotus-eyed Supreme Personality of Godhead; duhkha-chidam—one who can
mitigate others’ difficulties; te-your; mrgayami—I am searching after;
kaficana—anyone else; yah—who; mrgyate—searches; hasta-grhita-padmaya
—taking a lotus flower in the hand; sriya—the goddess of fortune; itaraih—
by others; anga—my dear boy; vimpgyamanaya—one who is worshiped.

TRANSLATION

My dear Dhruva, as far as I am concerned, I do not find anyone who can
mitigate your distressed condition but the Supreme Personality of God-
head, whose eyes are like lotus petals. Many demigods such as Lord
Brahma and others seek the pleasure of the goddess of fortune, but the
goddess of fortune herself, with a lotus flower in her hand, is always ready
to render service to the Supreme Lord.

PURPORT

Suniti pointed out herewith that the benediction received from the
Supreme Personality of Godhead and that received from the demigods
are not on an equal level. Foolish persons say that no matter whom one
worships one will get the same result, but actually that is not a fact.
In Bhagavad-gita it is also said that benedictions received from the
