so 'haá¹ tavÄnugrahÄrthaá¹
guhÄm etÄm upÄgataḥ
prÄrthitaḥ pracuraá¹ pÅ«rvaá¹
tvayÄhaá¹ bhakta-vatsalaḥ
saḥ - that same person; aham - I; tava - your; anugraha - of the favoring; artham - for the sake; guhÄm - cave; etÄm - this; upÄgataḥ - approached; prÄrthitaḥ - prayed to; pracuram - abundantly; pÅ«rvam - before; tvayÄ - by you; aham - I; bhakta - to My devotees; vatsalaḥ - affectionate.
Since in the past you repeatedly prayed to Me, I have personally come to this cave to show you mercy, for I am affectionately inclined to My devotees.
It is apparent from this verse that Mucukunda was a devotee of the Supreme Lord. He had prayed for the Lord’s association, and now Śrī Kṛṣṇa granted his fervent request.
