bhava-bhayam apahantuḿ jñāna-vijñāna-sāraḿ
nigama-kṛd upajahre bhṛńga-vad veda-sāram
amṛtam udadhitaś cāpāyayad bhṛtya-vargān
puruṣam ṛṣabham ādyaḿ kṛṣṇa-saḿjñaḿ nato 'smi
bhava -- of material life; bhayam -- the fear; apahantum -- in order to take away; jnana-vijnana -- of knowledge and self-realization; saram -- the essence; nigama -- of the Vedas; krit -- the author; upajahre -- delivered; bhringa-vat -- like a bee; veda-saram -- the essential meaning of the Vedas; amritam -- the nectar; udadhitah -- from the ocean; ca -- and; apayayat -- made to drink; bhritya-vargan -- His many devotees; purusham -- to the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rishabham -- the greatest; adyam -- the first of all beings; krishna-samjnam -- named Lord Krishna; natah -- bowed down; asmi -- I am.
I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original and greatest of all beings, Lord Sri Krishna. He is the author of the Vedas, and just to destroy His devotees' fear of material existence, like a bee He has collected this nectarean essence of all knowledge and self-realization. Thus He has awarded to His many devotees this nectar from the ocean of bliss, and by His mercy they have drunk it.
Just as a bee extracts nectar from a flower without harming the flower, Lord Sri Krishna extracts the essence of all Vedic knowledge without disturbing the elaborate system of Vedic advancement. In other words, Lord Sri Krishna establishes Himself as the goal of Vedic knowledge without destroying preliminary, inferior processes that may be applicable to grossly materialistic men. Sri Sukadeva Gosvami thus concludes by offering his obeisances to the spiritual master of the entire universe, Lord Sri Krishna.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Eleventh Canto, Twenty-ninth Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled "Bhakti-yoga."
