Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.7.25
तथायं चावतारस्ते भुवो भारजिहीर्षया ।
स्वानां चानन्यभावानामनुध्यानाय चासकृत् ॥ २५ ॥
tathāyaṁ cāvatāras te
[tathaayam chaavataaras te]
bhuvo bhāra-jihīrṣayā
[bhuvo bhaara-jiheershayaa]
svānāṁ cānanya-bhāvānām
[svaanaam chaananya-bhaavaanaam]
anudhyānāya cāsakṛt
[anudhyaanaaya chaasakrit]
Word-for-word
tathā
—
thus
ayam
—
this
ca
—
and
avatāraḥ
—
incarnation
te
—
Your
bhuvaḥ
—
of the material world
bhāra
—
burden
jihīrṣayā
—
for removing
svānām
—
of the friends
ca ananya-bhāvānām
—
and of the exclusive devotees
anudhyānāya
—
for remembering repeatedly
ca
—
and
asakṛt
—
fully satisfied.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tathāyaṁ cāvatāras te
tathā
thus
ayam
this
ca
and
avatāraḥ
incarnation
te
Your
bhuvo bhāra-jihīrṣayā
bhuvaḥ
of the material world
bhāra
burden
jihīrṣayā
for removing
svānāṁ cānanya-bhāvānām
svānām
of the friends
ca ananya-bhāvānām
and of the exclusive devotees
anudhyānāya
for remembering repeatedly
anudhyānāya cāsakṛt
ca
and
asakṛt
fully satisfied.
Thus You descend as an incarnation to remove the burden of the world and to benefit Your friends, especially those who are Your exclusive devotees and are constantly rapt in meditation upon You.
Purport
It appears that the Lord is partial to His devotees. Everyone is related with the Lord. He is equal to everyone, and yet He is more inclined to His own men and devotees. The Lord is everyone’s father. No one can be His father, and yet no one can be His son. His devotees are His kinsmen, and His devotees are His relations. This is His transcendental pastime. It has nothing to do with mundane ideas of relations, fatherhood or anything like that. As mentioned above, the Lord is above the modes of material nature, and thus there is nothing mundane about His kinsmen and relations in devotional service.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
You appear in this world in this way, in your spiritual form, with a desire to relieve the burden of the earth and to give continuous happiness to your dedicated devotees by letting them worship you.
Commentary
In this way, rejecting māyā, in your spiritual form (tathā), you appear in this world (ayam avatāraḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa descends to remove earth's burden and to benefit His exclusive devotees rapt in meditation. Devotion attracts His personal attention. The intimate devotee is no afterthought to the cosmic drama.
Reflection Questions
- Do I see my devotion as part of a cosmic story, or just my private hobby?
- What 'burden of the earth' am I helping carry by being a devotee?
My note
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