Verse Text
asya bhaktiḥ –
prabhāvati samīkṣyatāṁ divi kṛpāmbudhir mādṛśāṁ
sa eṣa paramo gurur garuḍa-go yadūnāṁ patiḥ |
yataḥ kim api lālanaṁ vayam avāpya daroddhurāḥ
purārim api saṅgare guru-ruṣaṁ tiraskurmahe ||153||
Translation
His devotion: O Prabhāvatī! See in the sky the lord of the Yadus, our guru, the ocean of mercy, riding on Garuḍa. Cared for by Him with the greatest affection, I have attained such confidence that I defeated the ferocious Tripurāri in battle.
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
These are the words of Pradyumna to Prabhāvati when he arrived to steal her away. The story is told in Harivaṁśa.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
There is a description in the Hari-vaṁśa of Pradyumna’s activities when he kidnapped Prabhāvatī. Pradyumna addressed Prabhāvatī at that time and said, “My dear Prabhāvatī, just look at the head of our family, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. He is Viṣṇu Himself, the supreme driver of Garuḍa, and He is our supreme master. Because we have become so proud and confident of His protecting us, we sometimes do not even care about fighting with Tripurāri [Lord Śiva].”