SB 10.84.29
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 29
- śrī-vasudeva uvāca
- namo vaḥ sarva-devebhya
- ṛṣayaḥ śrotum arhatha
- karmaṇā karma-nirhāro
- yathā syān nas tad ucyatām
SYNONYMS
śrī-vasudevaḥ uvāca — Śrī Vasudeva said; namaḥ — obeisances; vaḥ — to you; sarva — all; devebhyaḥ — (who comprise) the demigods; ṛṣayaḥ — O sages; śrotum arhatha — please listen; karmaṇā — by material work; karma — of (previous) work; nirhāraḥ — the purging; yathā — how; syāt — there may be; naḥ — to us; tat — that; ucyatām — please say.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Śrī Vasudeva said: Obeisances to you, the residence of all the demigods. Please hear me, O sages. Kindly tell us how the reactions of one's work can be counteracted by further work.
PURPORT
Here Vasudeva addresses the sages as "the residence of all the demigods." His statement is confirmed in the authoritative śruti-mantras, which declare, yāvatīr vai devatās tāḥ sarvā veda-vidi brāhmaṇe vasanti: "Whatever demigods exist, all reside in a brāhmaṇa who knows the Veda."