यथा हि यूयं नृपदेव दुस्त्यजा
दापद्गणादुत्तरतात्मनः प्रभोः ।
यत्पादपङ्केरुहसेवया भवा
नहारषीन्निर्जितदिग्गजः क्रतून् ॥६८॥

yathÄ hi yÅ«yaá¹ ná¹›pa-deva dustyajÄd
Äpad-gaṇÄd uttaratÄtmanaḥ prabhoḥ
yat-pÄda-paá¹…keruha-sevayÄ bhavÄn
ahÄraṣīn nirjita-dig-gajaḥ kratÅ«n

 yathÄ - as; hi - indeed; yÅ«yam - all of you (PÄṇá¸avas); ná¹›pa-deva - O lord of the kings, human beings and demigods; dustyajÄt - insurmountable; Äpat - dangerous conditions; gaṇÄt - from all; uttarata - escaped; Ätmanaḥ - own; prabhoḥ - of the Lord; yat-pÄda-paá¹…keruha - whose lotus feet; sevayÄ - by serving; bhavÄn - yourself; ahÄraṣīt - performed; nirjita - defeating; dik-gajaḥ - the most powerful enemies, who were like elephants; kratÅ«n - ritualistic ceremonies.


Text

O King Yudhiṣṭhira, because of your service to the Supreme Lord, all of you PÄṇá¸avas defeated the greatest dangers posed by numerous kings and demigods. By serving the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, you conquered great enemies, who were like elephants, and thus you collected ingredients for sacrifice. By His grace, may you be delivered from material involvement.

Purport

Placing himself as an ordinary householder, MahÄrÄja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired from NÄrada Muni how a gá¹›ha-mÅ«á¸ha-dhÄ«, a person who is entangled in household life and who thus continues to remain a fool, can be delivered. NÄrada Muni encouraged MahÄrÄja Yudhiṣṭhira by saying, “You are already on the safe side because you, along with your entire family, have become a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa.†By Kṛṣṇa’s grace, the PÄṇá¸avas conquered in the Battle of Kuruká¹£etra and were saved from many dangers posed not only by kings but sometimes even by the demigods. Thus they are a practical example of how to live in security and safety by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. Everyone should follow the example of the PÄṇá¸avas, who showed how to be saved by the grace of Kṛṣṇa. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is intended to teach how everyone can live peacefully in this material world and at the end of life return home, back to Godhead. In the material world there are always dangers at every step (padaá¹ padaá¹ yad vipadÄá¹ na teá¹£Äm). Nonetheless, if one takes shelter of Kṛṣṇa without hesitation and keeps under the shelter of Kṛṣṇa, he can easily cross the ocean of nescience. SamÄÅ›ritÄ ye pada-pallava-plavaá¹ mahat-padaá¹ puṇya-yaÅ›o murÄreḥ. To the devotee, this great ocean of nescience becomes like a puddle of water in the hoofprint of a cow. A pure devotee, without embarrassing himself by trying for elevation in so many ways, stays in the safest position as a servant of Kṛṣṇa, and thus his life is eternally safe without a doubt.