SB 1.13.11 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 11
- Api nah suhridas tata bandhavah krishnadevatah
- Dristah sruta va yadavah swapuryam sukhamasate.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Api—whether, Nah—our, Suhridas—well wishers, Krishnadevatah—those who are always wrapt in the service of the Lord Sri Krishna, Dristah—by seeing them, Sruta—or by hearing about them, Va—either, Yadavah—the descendants of Yadu, Swapuryam—along with their residential place, Sukhamasate—if they are all happy.
TRANSLATION
My uncle! you must have visited the holy pilgrimage Dwarka and in that holy place there are our friends and well wishers the descendant of Yadu who are always wrapt in the service of the Lord Shri Krishna. You might have either seen them or heard about them. Are they all living happily in their abode?
PURPORT
The particular word 'Krishnadevata' i.e. those who are always wrapt in the service of Lord Krishna is significant. The Yadavas, the Pandavas who were always wrapt in the thought of Lord Krishna by His different transcendental activities were all pure devotees of the Lord like Vidura. Vidura left home in order to devote himself completely in the service of the Lord but the Pandavas and the Yadavas were always wrapt in thought of Lord Krishna. As such there is no difference in their pure devotional qualities. Do remain at home or go out of home the real qualification of a pure devotee is to become wrapt in thought of Krishna favorably i.e. knowing well that Lord Krishna is the absolute Personality of Godhead. Kanasa, Jarasandha, Sisupala and other demons like them were also always wrapt in thought of Lord Krishna but they did it in a different way namely unfavorably or thinking Him to be a powerful man only. Therefore, Kansas and Sisupalas are not on the same level of pure devotees like Vidura, the Pandavas or the Yadavas.
Maharaj Yudhisthira was also always wrapt in thought of Lord Krishna and His associates at Dwarka. Otherwise he would not have asked first of all about them from Vidura. Maharaj Yudhisthira is, therefore, on the same level of devotion like Vidura although he was engaged in the state affairs of the kingdom of world.