Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.68.36
యస్య పాదయుగం సాక్షాచ్ఛ్రీరుపాస్తేఽఖిలేశ్వరీ ।
స నార్హతి కిల శ్రీశో నరదేవపరిచ్ఛదాన్ ॥ ౩౬ ॥
yasya pāda-yugaṁ sākṣāc
[yasya paada-yugam saakshaach]
chrīr upāste ’khileśvarī
[chreer upaaste ’khileshvaree]
sa nārhati kila śrīśo
[sa naarhati kila shreesho]
naradeva-paricchadān
[naradeva-parichchadaan]
Word-for-word
yasya
—
whose
pāda - yugam
—
two feet
sākṣāt
—
herself
śrīḥ
—
the goddess of fortune
upāste
—
worships
akhila
—
of the whole universe
īśvarī
—
the ruler
saḥ
—
He
na arhati
—
does not deserve
kila
—
indeed
śrī - īśaḥ
—
the master of the goddess of fortune
nara - deva
—
of a human king
paricchadān
—
the paraphernalia .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasya pāda-yugaṁ sākṣāc
yasya
whose
pāda - yugam
two feet
sākṣāt
herself
chrīr upāste ’khileśvarī
sa nārhati kila śrīśo
śrīḥ
the goddess of fortune
upāste
worships
akhila
of the whole universe
īśvarī
the ruler
saḥ
He
naradeva-paricchadān
na arhati
does not deserve
kila
indeed
śrī - īśaḥ
the master of the goddess of fortune
nara - deva
of a human king
paricchadān
the paraphernalia .
Important Words
-
śrīḥ
—
the goddess of fortune
Lakṣmī, Mahā-Lakṣmī, the universal Mother. Within Gauḍīya theology she is Bhagavān's hlādinī-śakti in one form. Her service is to the Lord's feet — never the reverse. To miss this is to miss the structure of reality.
-
akhila - īśvarī
—
ruler of the entire universe
Even she, ruler of all, worships His two feet. The ślokas of Brahma-saṁhitā 5.29 (lakṣmī-sahasra-śata-sambhrama-sevyamānam) carry the same image.
-
śrī - īśaḥ
—
the master of the goddess of fortune
Śrī-īśa, Śrī-pati — a primary name of Viṣṇu and of Kṛṣṇa. Balarāma is naming His own brother by His proper cosmic title. The Kurus are arguing against the husband of the universe.
“The goddess of fortune herself, ruler of the entire universe, worships His feet. And the master of the goddess of fortune does not deserve the paraphernalia of a mortal king?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
"The goddess of fortune herself, ruler of the entire universe, worships His feet. And the master of the goddess of fortune does not deserve the paraphernalia of a mortal king?
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
He has greatness because Lakṣmī, his svarūpa-śakti, queen of Vaikuṇṭha, directly worships his feet. Or Rukmiṇī, his full manifestation, who controls even me, worships his feet. What to speak of low Māyā devī, who gives wealth to Svarga. The word śrīśaḥ again makes the same point.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Lakṣmī, served by Brahmā and others, directly serves Kṛṣṇa. Or as Rukmiṇī, Lakṣmī serves him directly. Being the lord of Lakṣmī or able to give all wealth to the devotees, is he not qualified for royal symbols like the cāmara?
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She whom the universe calls Mother sits at the feet she calls Lord — and the Kurus rule a parcel of land and imagine themselves above the Master of that Mother. The proportion is laughable.
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