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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.21

स्वयं त्वसाम्यातिशयस्त्र्यधीश: स्वाराज्यलक्ष्म्याप्तसमस्तकाम: । बलिं हरद्‍‌भिश्चिरलोकपालै: किरीटकोट्येडितपादपीठ: ॥ २१ ॥
svayaṁ tv asāmyātiśayas tryadhīśaḥ
[svayam tv asaamyaatishayas tryadheeshah]
svārājya-lakṣmy-āpta-samasta-kāmaḥ
[svaaraajya-lakshmy-aapta-samasta-kaamah]
baliṁ haradbhiś cira-loka-pālaiḥ
[balim haradbhish chira-loka-paalaih]
kirīṭa-koṭyeḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ
[kireeta-kotyedita-paada-peethah]
Word-for-word
svayam — Himself tu — but asāmya — unique atiśayaḥ — greater tri-adhīśaḥ — Lord of the three svārājya — independent supremacy lakṣmī — fortune āpta — achieved samasta-kāmaḥ — all desires balim — worshiping paraphernalia haradbhiḥ — offered by cira-loka-pālaiḥ — by the eternal maintainers of the order of creation kirīṭa-koṭyā — millions of helmets iḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ — feet honored by prayers.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
svayaṁ tv asāmyātiśayas tryadhīśaḥ
svayam
Himself
tu
but
asāmya
unique
atiśayaḥ
greater
tri-adhīśaḥ
Lord of the three
svārājya-lakṣmy-āpta-samasta-kāmaḥ
svārājya
independent supremacy
lakṣmī
fortune
āpta
achieved
samasta-kāmaḥ
all desires
baliṁ haradbhiś cira-loka-pālaiḥ
balim
worshiping paraphernalia
haradbhiḥ
offered by
cira-loka-pālaiḥ
by the eternal maintainers of the order of creation
kirīṭa-koṭyeḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ
kirīṭa-koṭyā
millions of helmets
iḍita-pāda-pīṭhaḥ
feet honored by prayers.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of all kinds of threes and is independently supreme by achievement of all kinds of fortune. He is worshiped by the eternal maintainers of the creation, who offer Him the paraphernalia of worship by touching their millions of helmets to His feet.
Purport

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is so mild and merciful, as described in the above verses, and yet He is the Lord of all kinds of threes. He is the Supreme Lord of the three worlds, the three qualities of material nature and the three puruṣas (Kāraṇodakaśāyī, Garbhodakaśāyī and Kṣīrodakaśāyī Viṣṇu). There are innumerable universes, and in each and every universe there are different manifestations of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra. Besides that, there is the Śeṣa-mūrti who bears all the universes on His hoods. And Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of all of them. As the incarnation of Manu, He is the original source of all Manus in innumerable universes. Each universe has manifestations of 504,000 Manus. He is the Lord of the three principal potencies, namely cit-śakti, māyā-śakti and taṭasthā-śakti, and He is the complete master of six kinds of fortune — wealth, strength, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation. There is none who can excel Him in any matter of enjoyment, and certainly there is no one greater than Him. No one is equal to or greater than Him. It is the duty of everyone, whoever and wherever one may be, to surrender completely unto Him. It is not wonderful, therefore, that all the transcendental controllers surrender to Him and make all offerings of worship.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
No one is equal to him or superior to him. He is master of the three energies and three Viṣṇus. All his desires are fulfilled by Lakṣmī and his rulership over his devotees, pastimes and qualities. His feet are praised by the sound by ten million crowns of the devatās offering respects while presenting gifts. In two verses Uddhava laments how he could forget the sweetness of the Lord, his willingness to come under the control of his devotees. Though he is the master of Brahmā and other devatās and the master of Viṣṇu forms as well, he becomes the servant of Ugrasena. He has no equal what to speak of a superior (asāmyātiśayaḥ). What is the reason? He is the lord of the three puruṣāvatāras, and the lord of cic-cakti, jīva-śakti and māyā-śakti. All his desires are fulfilled by Lakṣmī and his rulership with his expansions, his devotees, śaktis, pastimes, powers and sweetness. His feet are praised (edita) by ten million crowns of long lasting protectors of the directions, by Brahmās acting as creators in ten million universes, by Viṣṇus protecting the universes and by Śivas destroying the universes, and by Śeṣas holding up the universes. The sound of the crowns when they offer respects is the praise.
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Personal Guidance
Krsna is Lord of every triple — three worlds, three modes, three Visnus. Even great controllers bow with millions of helmets at His feet. When you are tempted to negotiate with God, remember whom you are negotiating with.
Reflection Questions
  • Where are you still treating Krsna as a peer to be argued with, not a Lord to be surrendered to?
  • What in your life would crowned demigods recognize as worship-worthy of Him?
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