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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.26

कच्चित्पुराणौ पुरुषौ स्वनाभ्य- पाद्मानुवृत्त्येह किलावतीर्णौ । आसात उर्व्या: कुशलं विधाय कृतक्षणौ कुशलं शूरगेहे ॥ २६ ॥
kaccit purāṇau puruṣau svanābhya-
[kachchit puraanau purushau svanaabhya-]
pādmānuvṛttyeha kilāvatīrṇau
[paadmaanuvrittyeha kilaavateernau]
āsāta urvyāḥ kuśalaṁ vidhāya
[aasaata urvyaah kushalam vidhaaya]
kṛta-kṣaṇau kuśalaṁ śūra-gehe
[krita-kshanau kushalam shoora-gehe]
Word-for-word
kaccit — whether purāṇau — the original puruṣau — Personalities of Godhead (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma) svanābhya — Brahmā pādma-anuvṛttyā — by the request of the one who is born from the lotus iha — here kila — certainly avatīrṇau — incarnated āsāte — are urvyāḥ — in the world kuśalam — well-being vidhāya — for doing so kṛta-kṣaṇau — the elevators of everyone’s prosperity kuśalam — all well śūra-gehe — in the house of Śūrasena.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kaccit purāṇau puruṣau svanābhya-
kaccit
whether
purāṇau
the original
puruṣau
Personalities of Godhead (Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma)
svanābhya
Brahmā
pādmānuvṛttyeha kilāvatīrṇau
pādma-anuvṛttyā
by the request of the one who is born from the lotus
iha
here
kila
certainly
avatīrṇau
incarnated
āsāta urvyāḥ kuśalaṁ vidhāya
āsāte
are
urvyāḥ
in the world
kuśalam
well-being
vidhāya
for doing so
kṛta-kṣaṇau kuśalaṁ śūra-gehe
kṛta-kṣaṇau
the elevators of everyone’s prosperity
kuśalam
all well
śūra-gehe
in the house of Śūrasena.
[Please tell me] whether the original Personalities of Godhead, who incarnated Themselves at the request of Brahmā [who is born out of the lotus flower from the Lord] and who have increased the prosperity of the world by elevating everyone, are doing well in the house of Śūrasena.
Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are not two different Personalities of Godhead. God is one without a second, but He expands Himself in many forms without their being separate from one another. They are all plenary expansions. The immediate expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa is Baladeva, and Brahmā, born from the lotus flower from Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu, is an expansion of Baladeva. This indicates that Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva are not subjected to the regulations of the universe; on the contrary, the whole universe is under Their subjugation. They appeared at the request of Brahmā to liberate the burden of the world, and They relieved the world by many superhuman activities so that everyone became happy and prosperous. Without the grace of the Lord, no one can become happy and prosperous. Because the happiness of the family of the Lord’s devotees depends on the happiness of the Lord, Vidura first of all inquired about the well-being of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Do eternal Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, who appeared through the prayers of Brahmā on this earth, producing auspiciousness on the earth, reside happily in the house of Vasudeva? Since the welfare of his devotees depends on the situation of the Lord, he asks about the situation of the Lord first. Sva-nābhya-pādma means Brahmā, who arises from the lotus arising from the navel of the Lord. Kṛta-ksaṇau means “making everyone joyful.” Though Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are eternally well, he asks such a question out of prema.
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Personal Guidance
A devotee's well-being is wrapped up in the Lord's well-being. Before asking 'how are you' to people we love, the first inquiry of the heart should be: is Krsna pleased and present in their lives?
Reflection Questions
  • When you check on loved ones, do you ask after their hearts and devotional life or only their circumstances?
  • How would your relationships shift if Krsna's pleasure was the unspoken first concern in each one?
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