21. What ls Our Actual Value?

ke vayam nama-rupabhyam
yadubhih saha pandavah

bhavato ‘darsanam yarhi
hrsikanam ivesituh

As the name and fame of a particular
body is finished with the disappearance
of the living spirit, similarly, if You do
not look upon us, all our fame and ac-
tivities, along with the Pandavas and
Yadus, will end at once.

—Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.8.38

Kuntidevi is quite aware that the existence of the Pandavas is due to
Sri Krsna only. The Pandavas are undoubtedly well established in name
and fame and are guided by the great King Yudhisthira, who is morality
personified, and the Yadus are undoubtedly great allies, but without the
guidance of Lord Krsna all of them are nonentities, as much as the senses
of the body are useless without the guidance of consciousness. No one
should be proud of his prestige, power, and fame without being guided by
the favor of the Supreme Lord. The living beings are always dependent,
and the ultimate dependable object is the Lord Himself. We may,

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