Prahlāda Rejects Material Boons; Forgives His Father; Tripura and the Power of Remembrance
राजोवाच कस्मिन्कर्मणि देवस्य मयोऽहञ्जगदीशितु: । यथा चोपचिता कीर्ति: कृष्णेनानेन कथ्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥
rājovāca kasmin karmaṇi devasya mayo ’hañ jagad-īśituḥ yathā copacitā kīrtiḥ kṛṣṇenānena kathyatām
マハーラージャ・ユディシュティラは言った。「いかなる行いによってマヤ・ダーナヴァは、世界の主たる神ルドラ(シヴァ)の名声を打ち負かしたのか。さらに、このシュリー・クリシュナはいかにしてシヴァを救い、その栄誉を再び増し広められたのか。どうかその出来事を語ってほしい。」
This verse shows Parīkṣit asking how Kṛṣṇa augmented his kīrti (glory), implying that a devotee’s honor ultimately comes by the Lord’s grace rather than independent effort.
In the flow of the narration, Parīkṣit seeks to understand the specific deed or circumstance by which he received the Lord’s special favor and how Kṛṣṇa became the cause of his increased renown.
Cultivate humility and inquiry: instead of claiming credit, ask how the Lord’s mercy is acting in one’s life and align one’s actions with devotion so that any recognition becomes an offering, not ego.