SB 1.8.7
TEXT 7
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TEXT
आमन्त्र्य पाण्डुपुत्रांश्च शैनेयोद्धवसंयुतः ।
द्वैपायनादिभिर्विप्रैः पूजितैः प्रतिपूजितः ॥ ७ ॥ amantrya pandu-putrams ca
saineyoddhava-samyutah
dvaipayanadibhir vipraih
pujitaih pratipujitah
amantrya-inviting; pandu-putran-all the sons of Pandu; ca-also; saineya-Satyaki; uddhava-Uddhava; samyutah-accompanied; dvaipayana-adibhih-by the rsis like Vedavyasa, etc.; vipraih-by the brahmanas; pujitaih-being worshiped; pratipujitah-also the Lord reciprocated equally.
TRANSLATION
PURPORT
Apparently Lord Sri Krsna was a ksatriya and was not worshipable by the brahmanas. But the brahmanas present there, headed by Srila Vyasadeva, all knew Him to be the Personality of Godhead, and therefore they worshiped Him, but the Lord reciprocated the greetings just to honor the social order that a ksatriya is obedient to the orders of the brahmanas. Although Lord Sri Krsna was always offered the respects of the Supreme Lord from all responsible quarters, the Lord never deviated from the customary usages between the four orders of society. The Lord purposely observed all these social customs so that others would follow Him in the future.
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