Shloka 33
Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival at Dvārakā
Dvārakā-praveśa and Bhakta-vātsalya
यद्यप्यसौ पार्श्वगतो रहोगत- स्तथापि तस्याङ्घ्रियुगं नवं नवम् । पदे पदे का विरमेत तत्पदा- च्चलापि यच्छ्रीर्न जहाति कर्हिचित् ॥ ३३ ॥
yadyapy asau pārśva-gato raho-gatas tathāpi tasyāṅghri-yugaṁ navaṁ navam pade pade kā virameta tat-padāc calāpi yac chrīr na jahāti karhicit
ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണൻ എപ്പോഴും അവരുടെ അരികിലും ഏകാന്തത്തിലും ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നിട്ടും, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പാദയുഗളം അവർക്കു ഓരോ നിമിഷവും പുതുപുതുതായി തോന്നി. സ്വഭാവത്തിൽ ചഞ്ചലയായ ലക്ഷ്മീദേവിയും ഒരിക്കലും വിടാത്ത ആ പാദങ്ങളിൽ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചാൽ ഏതു സ്ത്രീക്ക് വേർപെടാൻ കഴിയും?
Conditioned living beings are always after the favor of the goddess of fortune, although by nature she is moving from one place to another. In the material world no one is permanently fortunate, however clever one may be. There have been so many big empires in different parts of the world, there have been so many powerful kings all over the world, and there have been so many fortunate men, but all of them have been liquidated gradually. This is the law of material nature. But spiritually it is different. According to Brahma-saṁhitā, the Lord is served very respectfully by hundreds and thousands of goddesses of fortune. They are always in a lonely place also with the Lord. But still the association of the Lord is so inspiringly newer and newer that they cannot quit the Lord for a moment, even though they are by nature very restless and are moving about. The spiritual relation with the Lord is so enlivening and resourceful that no one can leave the company of the Lord, once having taken shelter of Him.
FAQs
This verse says Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet are “navaṁ navam”—always new and ever-attractive—so devotion to Him never becomes stale, and a devotee naturally continues approaching Him step by step.
To emphasize Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position: even Caṇcalā—restless Fortune who is hard to keep—never abandons His feet, showing that His shelter is the most stable and desirable.
Make daily “steps” toward Kṛṣṇa—chanting, hearing Bhāgavatam, and serving—trusting that His shelter remains ever-renewing and that consistent small practices deepen attachment over time.