Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved

Verse 17 (SB 1.8.17)

SB 1.8.16

SB 1.8.18

SB 1.8.17 • मूल श्लोक

ब्रह्मतेजोविनिर्मुक्तैरात्मजै: सह कृष्णया । प्रयाणाभिमुखं कृष्णमिदमाह पृथा सती ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

brahma-tejo-vinirmuktair ātmajaiḥ saha kṛṣṇayā prayāṇābhimukhaṁ kṛṣṇam idam āha pṛthā satī

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

brahma-tejaḥ — the radiation of the brahmāstra; vinirmuktaiḥ — being saved from; ātma-jaiḥ — along with her sons; saha — with; kṛṣṇayā — Draupadī; prayāṇa — outgoing; abhimukham — towards; kṛṣṇam — unto Lord Kṛṣṇa; idam — this; āha — said; pṛthā — Kuntī; satī — chaste, devoted to the Lord.

Translation

“Thus saved from the radiation of the brahmāstra, Kuntī, the chaste devotee of the Lord, and her five sons and Draupadī addressed Lord Kṛṣṇa as He started for home.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda

Kuntī is described herein as satī, or chaste, due to her unalloyed devotion to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Her mind will now be expressed in the following prayers for Lord Kṛṣṇa. A chaste devotee of the Lord does not look to others, namely any other living being or demigod, even for deliverance from danger. That was all along the characteristic of the whole family of the Pāṇḍavas. They knew nothing except Kṛṣṇa, and therefore the Lord was also always ready to help them in all respects and in all circumstances. That is the transcendental nature of the Lord. He reciprocates the dependence of the devotee. One should not, therefore, look for help from imperfect living beings or demigods, but one should look for all help from Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is competent to save His devotees. Such a chaste devotee also never asks the Lord for help, but the Lord, out of His own accord, is always anxious to render it.