Dealing with Curiosity to Know Lord's Energies

2015-10-01
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.69.19-22 - Dealing with Curiosity to Know Lord's Energies (download mp3)
by Hare Krishna Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 10.69.19

tato ’nyad avisad geham

 krsna-patnyah sa naradah

yogesvaresvarasyanga

 yoga-maya-vivitsaya

Translation:

Narada then entered the palace of another of Lord Krsna’s wives, my dear King. He was eager to witness the spiritual potency possessed by the master of all masters of mystic power.

SB 10.69.20-22

divyantam aksais tatrapi

 priyaya coddhavena ca

pujitah paraya bhaktya

 pratyutthanasanadibhih

prstas cavidusevasau

 kadayato bhavan iti

kriyate kim nu purnanam

 apurnair asmad-adibhih

athapi bruhi no brahman

 janmaitac chobhanam kuru

sa tu vismita utthaya

 tusnim anyad agad grham

Translation:

There he saw the Lord playing at dice with His beloved consort and His friend Uddhava. Lord Krsna worshiped Narada by standing up, offering him a seat, and so on, and then, as if He did not know, asked him, “When did you arrive? What can needy persons like Us do for those who are full in themselves? In any case, My dear brahmana, please make My life auspicious.” Thus addressed, Narada was astonished. He simply stood up silently and went to another palace.

Purport:

In Krsna, Srila Prabhupada explains that when Narada arrived at the second palace, “Lord Krsna acted as if He did not know what had happened in the palace of Rukmini.” Narada understood that Lord Krsna was simultaneously present in both palaces, performing different activities, so “he simply left the palace silently, in great astonishment over the Lord’s activities.”