Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages
न तेऽस्ति स्वपरभ्रान्तिर्विश्वस्य सुहृदात्मन: । तथापि स्मरतां शश्वत् क्लेशान् हंसि हृदि स्थित: ॥ १० ॥
na te ’sti sva-para-bhrāntir viśvasya suhṛd-ātmanaḥ tathāpi smaratāṁ śaśvat kleśān haṁsi hṛdi sthitaḥ
โอพระผู้เป็นมิตรผู้เกื้อกูลและปรมาตมันแห่งจักรวาล พระองค์ไม่มีความหลงว่า ‘เรา-เขา’; ถึงกระนั้นพระองค์สถิตในดวงใจของสรรพสัตว์และขจัดทุกข์ของผู้ระลึกถึงพระองค์เนืองนิตย์
The intelligent Queen Kuntī here points out that even though Lord Kṛṣṇa is dealing with her affectionately as a relative, He is not compromising His position as the well-wishing Soul of the universe. In other words, the Lord doesn’t play favorites. As He says in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.29) , samo ’haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu: “I am equal to everyone.” So while the Lord reciprocates with all souls, it is natural that those who love Him intensely receive His special attention, for they want Him and nothing else.
FAQs
This verse states that Krishna, situated within the heart as the universal well-wisher, removes the miseries of those who remember Him.
Because the Lord is the Self and friend of all beings, He is beyond partiality and bodily identification; the duality of ‘us vs. them’ does not exist for Him.
Cultivate steady smaraṇa—through japa, kirtan, and mindful recollection during daily duties—so anxiety and grief are gradually weakened by inner God-consciousness.