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TEXT 40
sri-bhagavan uvaca
jnatam mama puraivaitad
rsina karunatmana
yac chri-madandhayor vagbhir
vibhramso nugrahah krtah
SYNONYMS
sri-bhagavan uvacathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said; jnatameverything is known; mamato Me; purain the past; evaindeed; etatthis incident; rsinaby the great sage Narada; karuna-atmanabecause he was very, very kind to you; yatwhich; sri-mada-andhayohwho had become mad after material opulence and had thus become blind; vagbhihby words or by cursing; vibhramsahfalling down from the heavenly planet to become arjuna trees here; anugrahah krtahthis was a great favor done by him to you.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The great saint Narada Muni is very merciful. By his curse, he showed the greatest favor to both of you, who were mad after material opulence and who had thus become blind. Although you fell from the higher planet Svargaloka and became trees, you were most favored by him. I knew of all these incidents from the very beginning.
PURPORT
It is now confirmed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead that the curse of a devotee is also to be regarded as mercy. As Krsna, God, is all-good, a Vaisnava is also all-good. Whatever he does is good for everyone. This is explained in the following verse.
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