āste 'dhunā dvāravatyāḿ

bhoja-vṛṣṇy-andhakeśvaraḥ

smarataḥ pāda-kamalam

ātmānam api yacchati

kiḿ nv artha-kāmān bhajato

nāty-abhīṣṭān jagad-guruḥ

aste -- is present; adhuna -- now; dvaravatyam -- at Dvaraka; bhoja-vrishni-andhaka -- of the Bhojas, Vrishnis and Andhakas; isvarah -- the Lord; smaratah -- to one who remembers; pada-kamalam -- His lotus feet; atmanam -- Himself; api -- even; yacchati -- He gives; kim nu -- what then to speak of; artha -- economic success; kaman -- and sense gratification; bhajatah -- to one who worships Him; na -- not; ati -- very much; abhishtan -- desirable; jagat -- of the whole universe; guruh -- the spiritual master.


Texto

Lord Krishna is now the ruler of the Bhojas, Vrishnis and Andhakas and is staying at Dvaraka. Since He gives even His own self to anyone who simply remembers His lotus feet, what doubt is there that He, the spiritual master of the universe, will bestow upon His sincere worshiper prosperity and material enjoyment, which are not even very desirable?

Significado

The brahmana's wife here implies that since Lord Krishna is the ruler of the Bhojas, Vrishnis and Andhakas, if these opulent rulers merely acknowledge Sudama as a personal friend of Krishna's, they could give him everything he required.

In this connection Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti comments that since Lord Krishna had at this point put aside His weapons, He no longer traveled outside His own capital of Dvaraka. Thus Srila Prabhupada writes in Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: "[The brahmana's wife said: ] 'I have heard that He never leaves His capital city, Dvaraka. He is living there without outside engagements.' "

As mentioned here, material wealth and sense gratification are not very desirable. The reason for this is that in the long run they give no real satisfaction. Still, Sudama's wife thought, even if Sudama went to Dvaraka and simply remained silent before the Lord, He would certainly give him abundant wealth, as well as shelter at His lotus feet, which was Sudama's real objective.