We are Trustees Not Owner Or Controller

2015-02-05
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.57.25-27 - We are Trustees Not Owner Or Controller (download mp3)
by Sankirtan Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.57.25

tam drstva sahasotthaya

 maithilah prita-manasah

arhayam asa vidhi-vad

 arhaniyam samarhanaih

Translation:

The King of Mithila immediately rose from his seat when he saw Lord Balarama approaching. With great love the King honored the supremely worshipable Lord by offering Him elaborate worship, as stipulated by scriptural injunctions.

SB 10.57.26

uvasa tasyam katicin

 mithilayam sama vibhuh

manitah priti-yuktena

 janakena mahatmana

tato ’siksad gadam kale

 dhartarastrah suyodhanah

Translation:

The almighty Lord Balarama stayed in Mithila for several years, honored by His affectionate devotee Janaka Maharaja. During that time Dhrtarastra’s son Duryodhana learned from Balarama the art of fighting with a club.

SB 10.57.27

kesavo dvarakam etya

 nidhanam satadhanvanah

apraptim ca maneh praha

 priyayah priya-krd vibhuh

Translation:

Lord Kesava arrived in Dvaraka and described the demise of Satadhanva and His own failure to find the Syamantaka jewel. He spoke in a way that would please His beloved, Satyabhama.

Purport:

Naturally Queen Satyabhama was pleased to hear that her father’s murderer had been brought to justice. But her father’s Syamantaka jewel still had to be recovered, and thus she was also pleased to hear of Lord Krsna’s determination to recover it.