Verse Text
yathā mahābhārate –
ṛṇam etat pravṛddhaṁ me hṛdayān nāpasarpati |
yad govindeti cukrośa kṛṣṇā māṁ dūra-vāsinam ||92||
Translation
An example from the Mahābhārata (5.58.21): Draupadī cried out “O Govinda!” though I was situated far away. That crying out has created an ever-increasing debt which does not leave My heart.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
In the Mahābhārata, Kṛṣṇa says, “When I was away from Draupadī, she cried with the words, ‘He govinda!’ This call for Me has put Me in her debt, and that indebtedness is gradually increasing in My heart!” This statement by Kṛṣṇa gives evidence of how one can please the Supreme Lord simply by addressing Him, “He kṛṣṇa! He govinda!”
The mahā-mantra (Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare) is also simply an address to the Lord and His energy. So to anyone who is constantly engaged in addressing the Lord and His energy, we can imagine how much the Supreme Lord is obliged. It is impossible for the Lord to ever forget such a devotee. It is clearly stated in this verse that anyone who addresses the Lord immediately attracts the attention of the Lord, who always remains obliged to him.