manye tvāḿ deva-devānāḿ
trayāṇāḿ puruṣarṣabham
yad bādhase guhā-dhvāntaḿ
pradīpaḥ prabhayā yathā
manye -- I consider; tvam -- You; deva-devanam -- of the chief of the demigods; trayanam -- three (Brahma, Vishnu and Siva); purusha -- of the personalities; rishabham -- the greatest; yat -- because; badhase -- You drive away; guha -- of the cave; dhvantam -- the darkness; pradipah -- a lamp; prabhaya -- with its light; yatha -- as.
I think You are the Supreme Personality among the three chief gods, since You drive away the darkness of this cave as a lamp dispels darkness with its light.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that with His effulgence Lord Krishna dispelled not only the darkness of the mountain cave but also the darkness in Mucukunda's heart. In Sanskrit the heart is sometimes metaphorically referred to as guha, "cavern," a deep and secret place.
