Verse Text
yathā pādme śrī-bhagavat-satyabhāmā-devī-saṁvāde –
atha brahmādi-devānāṁ tathā prārthanayā bhuvaḥ |
āgato ’haṁ gaṇāḥ sarve jātās te ’pi mayā saha ||291||
ete hi yādavāḥ sarve mad-gaṇā eva bhāmini |
sarvadā mat-priyā devi mat-tulya-guṇa-śālinaḥ ||292||
Translation
An example, from the discussion between Satyabhāmā and the Lord, from the Padma Purāṇa: O beautiful Satyabhāmā! I have come because of the prayers of Brahmā and the devatās, and My associates have all taken birth with Me. O goddess! The Yādavas that you see are all My associates and are full of all qualities like Me. They always hold Me alone as dear.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
Mat-priyā means that they always hold Me alone as dear, and not themselves.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
The position of the nitya-siddhas is explained in the Padma Purāṇa in connection with the narration of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and Satyabhāmā-devī. The Lord tells Satyabhāmā, “My dear Satyabhāmā-devī, I have descended to this earthly planet by the request of Lord Brahmā and other demigods. Those who are born into this family of Yadu are all My eternal associates. My dear wife, you should not consider that My associates are ever separated from Me; they are My personal expansions, and as such, you must know that they are almost as powerful as I am. Because of their transcendental qualities, they are very, very dear to Me, as I am very, very dear to them.” Anyone who becomes exhilarated by hearing of the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa when He was present on this earth with His associates is to be understood as nitya-siddha, eternally perfect.