Submission Conquers Unconquerable Krishna -Jayadvait Swami ISKCON Chowpatty

2016 05 21 SB 10 81 40 Submission Conquers Unconquerable Krishna -Jayadvait Swami ISKCON Chowpatty SB 10.81.40 evaṁ sa vipro bhagavat-suhṛt tadā  dṛṣṭvā sva-bhṛtyair ajitaṁ parājitam tad-dhyāna-vegodgrathitātma-bandhanas  tad-dhāma lebhe ’cirataḥ satāṁ gatim Word for word: evam — thus; saḥ — he; vipraḥ — the brāhmaṇa; bhagavat — of the Supreme Lord; suhṛt — the friend; tadā — then; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; sva — His own; bhṛtyaiḥ — by the servants; ajitam — unconquerable; parājitam — conquered; tat — upon Him; dhyāna — of his meditation; vega — by the momentum; udgrathita — untied; ātma — of the self; bandhanaḥ — his bondage; tat — His; dhāma — abode; lebhe — he attained; acirataḥ — in a short time; satām — of great saints; gatim — the destination. Translation: Thus seeing how the unconquerable Supreme Lord is nonetheless conquered by His own servants, the Lord’s dear brāhmaṇa friend felt the remaining knots of material attachment within his heart being cut by the force of his constant meditation on the Lord. In a short time he attained Lord Kṛṣṇa’s supreme abode, the destination of great saints. Purport: Sudāmā’s earthly fortune has been described, and now Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the treasure the brāhmaṇa enjoyed in the next world. Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī mentions that Sudāmā’s last trace of illusion lay in the subtle pride of being a renounced brāhmaṇa. This trace was also destroyed by his contemplating the Supreme Lord’s submission to His devotees.