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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.15.68

యథా హి యూయం నృపదేవ దుస్త్యజా- దాపద్గణాదుత్తరతాత్మన: ప్రభో: । యత్పాదపఙ్కేరుహసేవయా భవా- నహారషీన్నిర్జితదిగ్గజ: క్రతూన్ ॥ ౬౮ ॥
yathā hi yūyaṁ nṛpa-deva dustyajād
[yathaa hi yooyam nripa-deva dustyajaad]
āpad-gaṇād uttaratātmanaḥ prabhoḥ
[aapad-ganaad uttarataatmanah prabhoh]
yat-pāda-paṅkeruha-sevayā bhavān
[yat-paada-pankeruha-sevayaa bhavaan]
ahāraṣīn nirjita-dig-gajaḥ kratūn
[ahaarasheen nirjita-dig-gajah kratoon]
yathā — as hi — indeed yūyam — all of you (Pāṇḍavas) nṛpa-deva — O lord of the kings, human beings and demigods dustyajāt — insurmountable āpat — dangerous conditions gaṇāt — from all uttarata — escaped ātmanaḥ — own prabhoḥ — of the Lord yat-pāda-paṅkeruha — whose lotus feet sevayā — by serving bhavān — yourself ahāraṣīt — performed nirjita — defeating dik-gajaḥ — the most powerful enemies, who were like elephants kratūn — ritualistic ceremonies.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yathā hi yūyaṁ nṛpa-deva dustyajād
yathā
as
hi
indeed
yūyam
all of you (Pāṇḍavas)
nṛpa-deva
O lord of the kings, human beings and demigods
dustyajāt
insurmountable
āpad-gaṇād uttaratātmanaḥ prabhoḥ
āpat
dangerous conditions
gaṇāt
from all
uttarata
escaped
ātmanaḥ
own
prabhoḥ
of the Lord
yat-pāda-paṅkeruha-sevayā bhavān
yat-pāda-paṅkeruha
whose lotus feet
sevayā
by serving
bhavān
yourself
ahāraṣīn nirjita-dig-gajaḥ kratūn
ahāraṣīt
performed
nirjita
defeating
dik-gajaḥ
the most powerful enemies, who were like elephants
kratūn
ritualistic ceremonies.
O King Yudhiṣṭhira, because of your service to the Supreme Lord, all of you Pāṇḍavas defeated the greatest dangers posed by numerous kings and demigods. By serving the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, you conquered great enemies, who were like elephants, and thus you collected ingredients for sacrifice. By His grace, may you be delivered from material involvement.

Placing himself as an ordinary householder, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired from Nārada Muni how a gṛha-mūḍha-dhī, a person who is entangled in household life and who thus continues to remain a fool, can be delivered. Nārada Muni encouraged Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira by saying, “You are already on the safe side because you, along with your entire family, have become a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa.” By Kṛṣṇa’s grace, the Pāṇḍavas conquered in the Battle of Kurukṣetra and were saved from many dangers posed not only by kings but sometimes even by the demigods. Thus they are a practical example of how to live in security and safety by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. Everyone should follow the example of the Pāṇḍavas, who showed how to be saved by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is intended to teach how everyone can live peacefully in this material world and at the end of life return home, back to Godhead. In the material world there are always dangers at every step ( padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām ). Nonetheless, if one takes shelter of Kṛṣṇa without hesitation and keeps under the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, he can easily cross the ocean of nescience. Samāśritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ. To the devotee, this great ocean of nescience becomes like a puddle of water in the hoofprint of a cow. A pure devotee, without embarrassing himself by trying for elevation in so many ways, stays in the safest position as a servant of Kṛṣṇa, and thus his life is eternally safe without a doubt.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as you overcame the greatest dangers by service to your Lord, and just as you were able to gather the articles for sacrifice after conquering the directions by serving the Lord’s lotus feet, other devotees also serve the Lord. Bhagavān alone, the common goal of the āśramas as explained in the last five chapters, is the goal of the pure devotees, both sādhaka and siddha. However, the Lord, appearing directly to the siddhas, throws the siddhas into the whirlpool of both bliss and danger in order to make them dance in the waves of his prema. In all cases however just as he makes arrangement for them, they act according to proper conduct, and worship him at all times. The Pāṇḍavas are the proof of this. You, the Pāṇḍavas, overcame insurmountable dangers involving kings and devatās by serving the lotus feet of the Lord, through meditation and other processes. Uttarata should be uttaratha. Just as (yat) you gathered articles for sacrifices by service the Lord, so Ugrasena and others also served the Lord. The last phrase should be supplied to the sentence. Previously Yudhiṣṭhira had said he was just a householder ignorant of spiritual life (mādṛśo gṛha-mūḍha-dhīḥ SB 7.14.1). But one should not think that the Pāṇḍavas are amongst the regular householders. That is indicated by this verse.
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