SB 10.45.14

SB 10.45.14

Devanagari

मयि भृत्य उपासीने भवतो विबुधादय: । बलिं हरन्त्यवनता: किमुतान्ये नराधिपा: ॥ १४ ॥

Verse text

mayi bhṛtya upāsīne bhavato vibudhādayaḥ baliṁ haranty avanatāḥ kim utānye narādhipāḥ

Synonyms

mayi when I ; bhṛtye as a servant ; upāsīne am present in attendance ; bhavataḥ to you ; vibudha the demigods ; ādayaḥ and so on ; balim tribute ; haranti will bring ; avanatāḥ bowed down in humility ; kim uta what then to speak of ; anye other ; nara of men ; adhipāḥ rulers .

Translation

Since I am present in your entourage as your personal attendant, all the demigods and other exalted personalities will come with heads bowed to offer you tribute. What, then, to speak of the rulers of men?

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Since I am present in your entourage as your personal attendant, all the demigods and other exalted personalities will come with heads bowed to offer you tribute. What, then, to speak of the rulers of men? KB 10.45.14 “It will be Our pleasure to act as your servants. My full cooperation with you will make your position more exalted and secure so that the kings of other dynasties will not hesitate to pay their respective revenues. Protected by Me, you will be honored even by the demigods from the heavenly planets.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa again assures Ugrasena that he should confidently take the throne.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

If Ugrasena were to object and say that he did not have the power to be the king, Krsna says, "If I am engaged as your servant, then all the devatas will also serve you."

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

He shows Ugrasena’s power to command. At his command, the devatās offer tribute with heads bowed in devotion (avanatāḥ). Viṣṇu Purāṇa says: yayāti-śāpād vaṁśo ‘yam arājyārhe ‘pi sāṁpratam / mayi bhṛtye sthite devan ājñāpayatu kiṁ nṛpaiḥ // Though by Yayātī’s curse the Yadus should not rule, while I remain as your servant, you may give orders to the devatās, what to speak of kings. Another version has hariṣyanti (will offer) instead of haranti. Anye indicates other rulers, who are inferior, or others, even kings.