SB 1.8.38 (1964)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 38
- Ke vayam namarupabhyam yadubhih saha pandavah.
- Bhavato darshanan yarhi hrishikanamiba isituh.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Ke—who are, Vayam—we, Namarupabhyam—with our fame and ability, Yadubhih—along with the Yadus, Pandavas—and the Pandavas, Bhabato—Your, Adarshanam—absence, Yarhi—as if, Hrishikanam—of the senses, Iva—like, Isituh—of the living being.
TRANSLATION
As the name and fame of a particular body is finished along with the disappearance of the living spirit, similarly if You do not look upon us all our fame and activities along with the Pandavas and Yadus will end at once.
PURPORT
Kunti Devi is quite conscious of the existence of the Pandavas is due to Sri Krishna only. The Pandavas are undoubtedly well established in name and fame and is guided by the great king Yudishtir who is Morality Personified and the Yadus are undoutedly the great allies of them but without the guidence of Lord Krishna all of them are non-entities as much as the senses of the body are useless without the guidance of the living being. Nobody should therefore be proud of his false prestige, power and fame without being guided by the favor of the Supreme Lord. The Living Beings are always dependant and the ultimate dependable object is the Lord Himself. We may, therefore, invent by our advancement of material knowledge all sorts of counteracting material resources but without being guided by the Lord all such inventions end in fiasco however strong and stout the reactionary elements may be.