Shloka 28
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
तत्र श्रिया परमया ककुभ: स्फुरन्तौ सिद्धावुपेत्य कुजयोरिव जातवेदा: । कृष्णं प्रणम्य शिरसाखिललोकनाथं बद्धाञ्जली विरजसाविदमूचतु: स्म ॥ २८ ॥
tatra śriyā paramayā kakubhaḥ sphurantau siddhāv upetya kujayor iva jāta-vedāḥ kṛṣṇaṁ praṇamya śirasākhila-loka-nāthaṁ baddhāñjalī virajasāv idam ūcatuḥ sma
その後、二本のアルジュナ樹が倒れたその場所で、火の化身のように輝く二人の偉大な成就者が木の中から現れた。彼らの美の光は四方を照らし、頭を垂れて万界の主クリシュナに礼拝し、合掌して次のように語った。
FAQs
In this verse, 'Akhila-loka-nātha' describes Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the supreme Lord and protector of all worlds, before whom even liberated celestial beings bow with reverence.
They are Nalakuvara and Maṇigrīva, the sons of Kuvera, who were previously cursed to stand as the twin Arjuna trees and were delivered by Kṛṣṇa.
True purification is shown through humility—bowing down, offering respect, and speaking with folded hands—signifying gratitude and surrender rather than pride in status or achievement.