Devanagari
न कश्चिन्मत्परं लोके तेजसा यशसा श्रिया ।
विभूतिभिर्वाभिभवेद् देवोऽपि किमु पार्थिव: ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
na kaścin mat-paraṁ loke
tejasā yaśasā śriyā
vibhūtibhir vābhibhaved
devo ’pi kim u pārthivaḥ
Synonyms
na
—
not
;
kaścit
—
any person
;
mat
—
to Me
;
param
—
one who is dedicated
;
loke
—
in this world
;
tejasā
—
by his strength
;
yaśasā
—
fame
;
śriyā
—
beauty
;
vibhūtibhiḥ
—
opulences
;
vā
—
or
;
abhibhavet
—
can overcome
;
devaḥ
—
a demigod
;
api
—
even
;
kim u
—
what to speak of
;
pārthivaḥ
—
a ruler of the earth .
Translation
No one in this world, even a demigod — what to speak of an earthly king — can defeat My devotee with his strength, beauty, fame or riches.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
No one in this world, even a demigod—what to speak of an earthly king—can defeat My devotee with his strength, beauty, fame or riches.
KB 10.72.11
Lord Kṛṣṇa continued: “There is no one in the three worlds of the universe, including the powerful demigods, who can surpass My devotees in any of the six opulences, namely wealth, strength, reputation, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. Therefore, if you want to conquer the worldly kings, there is no possibility of their emerging victorious.”
Purport
Here Lord Kṛṣṇa assures King Yudhiṣṭhira that he will have no problem conquering the worldly kings, since the King is a pure devotee and the Lord’s pure devotees can never be conquered, even by the demigods, what to speak of earthly kings. Although materialists are proud of their power, fame, beauty and opulence, they can never surpass the pure devotees of the Lord in any of these categories.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
You should not fear defeat by the other side. I say this with great confidence. My devotee, even lacking some power, cannot be defeated by anyone. What then to speak of you?
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
He makes his point using a negative and kaimutya. No one on earth, no devatā, no king can defeat a person who is inclined to me (mat-param), what to speak of you who are great devotees. Śriyā means “by beauty.”
Purport (Sanatana Goswami)
No one, on any planet (loke), can defeat my devotee. Or no person, even existing on this planet, what to speak of other places, can defeat my devotee, by his beauty (śriyā) etc.