Serving Krishna is Better than Getting Killed by him

2012-04-03
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.08.07 - Serving Krishna is Better than Getting Killed by him (download mp3) , (download flv) and (download mp4)
by Vraj Candra Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.8.7
sri-garga uvaca
yadunam aham acaryah
khyatas ca bhuvi sarvada
sutam maya samskrtam te
manyate devaki-sutam

Translation:
Gargamuni said: My dear Nanda Maharaja, I am the priestly guide of the Yadu dynasty. This is known everywhere. Therefore, if I perform the purificatory process for your sons, Kamsa will consider Them the sons of Devaki.

Purport:
Gargamuni indirectly disclosed that Krsna was the son of Devaki, not of Yasoda. Since Kamsa was already searching for Krsna, if the purificatory process were undertaken by Gargamuni, Kamsa might be informed, and that would create a catastrophe. It may be argued that although Gargamuni was the priest of the Yadu dynasty, Nanda Maharaja also belonged to that dynasty. Nanda Maharaja, however, was not acting as a ksatriya. Therefore Gargamuni said, "If I act as your priest, this will confirm that Krsna is the son of Devaki."