Chapter 12
खल्विदं महदाश्चर्यं यद् रज:प्रकृतेस्तव । वासुदेवे भगवति सत्त्वात्मनि दृढा मति: ॥ २१ ॥
Transliteration
khalv idaṁ mahad āścaryaṁ yad rajaḥ-prakṛtes tava vāsudeve bhagavati sattvātmani dṛḍhā matiḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
khalu — indeed; idam — this; mahat āścaryam — great wonder; yat — which; rajaḥ — influenced by the mode of passion; prakṛteḥ — whose nature; tava — of you; vāsudeve — in Lord Kṛṣṇa; bhagavati — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sattva-ātmani — who is situated in pure goodness; dṛḍhā — firm; matiḥ — consciousness.
Translation
“O Vṛtrāsura, demons are generally conducted by the mode of passion. Therefore, what a great wonder it is that although you are a demon, you have adopted the mentality of a devotee and have fixed your mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, who is always situated in pure goodness.”