There is no one like you. You have the power to control all others (isvara). You are not under the shelter of anyone and all others must take shelter of you. (svasrayam). (He thus describes the power of the Lord as not being dependent on any other person.) You create this variegated universe by your dependent maya. Your only object is play. But today you will accept combat with the human Kamsa, becoming enemy of Kamsa just as you became enemy of Kesi, Kamsa’s very life. I offer respects to you. All this is your play, in order protect the Yadus,Vrsnis and Satvatas."

“Why do you deny that I do not have guṇas?” Or “Why do you deny guṇas in the spiritual Vaikuṇṭha? It is like denying darkness in the sun (an obvious fact).” The answer is given in this verse. By your śakti you create the world. Nārada denies any impurity in the Lord. And in the material world your pastimes are pure. Just as, before the agitation of prakṛti, your pure pastime of glancing accepts prakṛti, so the birth pastimes of you and your associates, pure because of being related to the Lord, accept the Yadu dynasty, which was different by nature previously and afterwards. Just as you are the best within the dynasties, the Yadus are the best among all the intimate dynasties. Vṛṣṇis, Yadus and Sātvatas are mentioned separately to show the superiority of the Yadus. “What is the purpose of my appearing in the material world?” You have brought (atta) a human form, Brahman with human form, for displaying pastimes for the devotees in the material world. Or, you have accepted a battle (vigraha) which is human-like, for performing your pastimes. Abhyātta is another version with the same meaning. You have done this now (adya), at the time of your avatāra. Or this is a summary of events to take place. The word viśuddha should be understood in both verses. The first part of the verse shows the Lord’s expansion as the puruṣa and the second part shows his original form for pastimes.

You manifest a human form in all ways (abhi or adya). You are the leader (dhūryam) of the Yadus. The word Yadus also included the Bhojas and others, but the Yadus, Vṛṣṇis and Sātvatas are the most prominent so they alone are mentioned. This is more particular than the other general statements of the Lord’s powers. Ātma-māyayā means “by special śakti which is eternity, knowledge and bliss.” Krīḍārtham (for play) should be added to all the statements in the verse. Or though you are the form of pure knowledge, you have appeared for playing, to benefit the world by your great mercy. Displaying your unlimited powers, I praise you and offer respects. Though you are lord of the universe, you are the shelter of the Yadus (svāśrayam). Though you ignore others, you perform pastimes of unlimited variety (vinirmitāśeṣa-viśeṣa-kalpanam). Thus you manifest a human form. Or I offer respects to you. “How can you, a brāhmaṇa, worthy of my respect, offer respects to me, an inferior?” Your manifestation of power overrides normal behavior. You are the supreme Lord, though you have a human form. Though you are the best of the Yadus, you live in Gokula (svāśrayam). To play you, manifest variegated pastimes. Or I offer respects without fear (abhi). I am qualified to offer respects since my father respected you with devotion on seeing your powers. In Dvārakā, restricting his powers, the Lord worshipped Nārada. Or you should forgive my offense. I surrender to you. He then recites this verse. I have done this to benefit the devatās and Yādavas. You know this since you are the Lord. “This means that you have causes suffering for my parents.” You can do everything just by being situated in Gokula (sva-saṁsthayā). Or everything cannot be accomplished by staying in Gokula. You can destroy their suffering by going to Mathurā. “My parents will suffer on seeing me attacked by the wrestlers when I go.” Without effort, by your desire, everything is achieved (amogha). “How can I forgive you for giving information to Kaṁsa so that he tied up my parents? Could you not avoid my going to Mathurā?” You can forgive because you have unlimited compassion. By your powers you constantly manifest your quality of mercy (sva-tejasā nitya-nivṛtta-māyā-guṇa-pravāham). You are bhagavān, who manifests unlimited qualities like mercy. Thus I surrender to you. The plural is used to include his students. “Great offenses should be forgiven by the great devotees, rather than by approaching me.” (verse 23 answers) You are full of all powers (īśvaram). Moreover, you are the shelter of your devotees (svāśrayam). Moreover by your powers, you unlimitedly glorify your devotees. For play you manifest a human form and act as the chief of the Yadus. You appeared in the Yadu dynasty to benefit the world by manifesting unlimited qualities of Bhagavān. Therefore you should also benefit me. You should forgive my offense or ask your parents. That is now your burden. Or as the chief of the Yadus, you should forgive. Then all others such as your father will forgive.