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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.27.19

సురభిరువాచ కృష్ణ కృష్ణ మహాయోగిన్ విశ్వాత్మన్ విశ్వసమ్భవ । భవతా లోకనాథేన సనాథా వయమచ్యుత ॥ ౧౯ ॥
surabhir uvāca
[surabhir uvaacha]
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-yogin
[krishna krishna mahaa-yogin]
viśvātman viśva-sambhava
[vishvaatman vishva-sambhava]
bhavatā loka-nāthena
[bhavataa loka-naathena]
sa-nāthā vayam acyuta
[sa-naathaa vayam achyuta]
surabhiḥ uvāca — Surabhi said kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa mahā yogin — O greatest of mystics viśva - ātman — O Soul of the universe viśva - sambhava — O origin of the universe bhavatā — by You loka nāthena — the master of the world sa - nāthāḥ — having a master vayam — we acyuta — O infallible one .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
surabhir uvāca
surabhiḥ uvāca
Surabhi said
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-yogin
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa
O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa
mahā yogin
O greatest of mystics
viśvātman viśva-sambhava
viśva - ātman
O Soul of the universe
viśva - sambhava
O origin of the universe
bhavatā
by You
bhavatā loka-nāthena
loka nāthena
the master of the world
sa-nāthā vayam acyuta
sa - nāthāḥ
having a master
vayam
we
acyuta
O infallible one .
  • kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa
    Vocative doubled. Surabhi begins with the name doubled — the Gauḍīya pattern of nāma-saṅkīrtana (Hare Kṛṣṇa Hare Kṛṣṇa). The Bhāgavatam records the name appearing twice in the mother-cow's mouth long before Caitanya makes it a sādhana.
  • mahā-yogin — O greatest of mystics
    Compound vocative: mahā (great) + yogin (yoga-master). Kṛṣṇa's yoga is not aṣṭāṅga discipline — it is the yoga by which He joins Himself to the desires of His devotees. Surabhi addresses Him precisely so.
  • viśva-ātman-viśva-sambhava — O Soul of the universe, O origin of the universe
    Two compounds in apposition: viśva-ātman (universe-Soul) + viśva-sambhava (universe-origin). The two doctrinal claims placed side by side — Bhagavān is both within and prior to viśva. Gauḍīya bheda and abheda in two vocatives.
  • loka-nāthena — by the master of the world
    Compound: loka (world) + nātha (lord, protector). The same word the gopīs use of Kṛṣṇa in the Rāsa-līlā chapters. Indra is named indraḥ in this chapter; only Kṛṣṇa is loka-nātha.
  • sa-nāthāḥ-vayam — we have (You as) our master
    Compound: sa (with) + nātha (master). The grammatical opposite of an-ātha (orphaned, lordless). Surabhi confesses: until we recognized You, we were an-ātha; now, sa-nātha. The Gauḍīya theology of belonging stated as cow-mother grammar.
Mother Surabhi said: O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, greatest of mystics! O Soul and origin of the universe! You are the master of the world, and by Your grace, O infallible Lord, we have You as our master.

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura points out here that mother Surabhi is feeling great ecstasy as she repeats the words “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa.” Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana Hill by His mystic power and thus protected the cows of Vṛndāvana, whereas her so-called master, Indra, had tried to kill them. Thus Surabhi now clearly understands that it is not the demigods but rather the Supreme God, Kṛṣṇa Himself, who is her real master forever.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Mother Surabhi said: O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, greatest of mystics! O Soul and origin of the universe! You are the master of the world, and by Your grace, O infallible Lord, we have You as our master.
Commentary

Out of joy she called out twice to Krsna. "You are called mahayogi because you protected my offspring by lifting Govardhana using your strength of yoga. We have accepted you as our master, because what use is Indra, who tried to destroy my offspring."

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

She calls out to him as a cowherd and as the Lord. By these two forms, as an extraordinary master, you make us satisfied completely. Calling him Kṛṣṇa, she recognizes him as a cowherd. She says his name twice because of intense taste. She calls to him as the Lord with “O Lord manifesting all powers of yoga like aṇimā! O root of all objects in the material and spiritual universes! O cause of the universe!” Another version has viśva-bhāvana with the same meaning. She then informs him that she is happy with what has been accomplished. We are protected by you, the protector of the worlds. Though there appears to be repetition of nātha in loka-nāthena and sanāthāḥ the usage emphasizes his special position. Loka-nāthena can also mean “by one who receives prayers from all people.” By addressing him as Acyuta she indicates his eternal position as master.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

O Kṛṣṇa, directly bhagavān! Repetition of the name indicates confirmation of the fact or joy. Or the second Kṛṣṇa indicates “You are parabrahman in human form, manifesting unlimited qualities and forms.” You are endowed with inconceivable, unlimited śaktis (mahāyogin) because you are the soul of the universe (viśvātman). Or you are endowed with bhakti-yoga (mahāyogin), always propagating it. Thus you are the dearest (viśvātman). Moreover, from you the universe arises (viśva-sambhava). We have you as our master (sanāthā), without fail (acyuta), as the master of the worlds or being the desired attainment by all people (loka-nathena). Or O lord full of unlimited qualities like affection for the devotees (acyuta). We have a master by such a person as you. The plural is used to represent all the cows and cowherds. Or we have a master in you alone. Brahmā is not our master. Why? Because you are the master of all jīvas or beings. Or as master of Goloka you are the supreme Lord. Or O Lord beyond all planets (aloka)! We have a master (sanāthāḥ) in you, the master (bhavatā nathena). You are always existing (acyuta)! Since others are destructible, they cannot be our master. This gives the reasons for his being the master. Because he is in all ways more attractive than anything else, he is then addressed “O Kṛṣṇa! O Kṛṣṇa!”

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)
Related verses

A child wandering without parents at last finds them at the village fair and clings — sa-nāthāḥ vayam, 'we have a master.' Surabhi's prayer is the cry of the formerly orphaned herd: until now we belonged to no one really; now we belong to You. The Bhāgavatam treats this recognition as the cows' equivalent of Indra's stuti — done with fewer words and more milk.

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