Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.46.23
manye kṛṣṇaḿ ca rāmaḿ ca
prāptāv iha surottamau
surāṇāḿ mahad-arthāya
gargasya vacanaḿ yathā
SYNONYMS
manye — I think; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; rāmam — Balarāma; ca — and; prāptau — obtained; iha — on this planet; sura — of demigods; uttamau — two of the most elevated; surāṇām — of the demigods; mahat — great; arthāya — for a purpose; gargasya — of the sage Garga; vacanam — the statement; yathā — as.
TRANSLATION
In my opinion, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma must be two exalted demigods who have come to this planet to fulfill some great mission of the demigods. Such was foretold by Garga Ṛṣi.
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