A true devotee always feels in danger without Krishna, yet always safe under His lotus feet.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.37 — April 29, 1973, Los Angeles 730429SB-LOS ANGELES [32:09 Minutes] SB-01.08.37_730429SB-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: Begin. Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
[leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] apy adya nas tvaṁ sva-kṛtehita prabho jihāsasi svit suhṛdo 'nujīvinaḥ yeṣāṁ na cānyad bhavataḥ padāmbujāt parāyaṇaṁ rājasu yojitāṁhasām [SB 1.8.37] [break] api—if; adya—today; naḥ—us; tvam—You; sva-kṛta—self-executed; īhita—all duties; prabho—O my Lord; jihāsasi—giving up; svit—possibly; suhṛdaḥ—intimate friends; anujīvinaḥ—living at the mercy of; yeṣām—of whom; na—nor; ca—and; anyat—anyone else; bhavataḥ—Your; pada-ambujāt—from the lotus feet; parāyaṇam—dependent; rājasu—unto the kings; yojita—engaged in; aṁhasām—enmity. [04:15] Translation: "O my Lord, You have executed all duties Yourself. Are You leaving us today, though we are completely dependent on Your mercy and have no one else to protect us now, when all kings are at enmity with us?" Prabhupāda: So this conversation was going on between Kuntī and Kṛṣṇa when Kṛṣṇa was going home after establishing the Pāṇḍavas in their kingdom and finishing the battle of Kurukṣetra. Kṛṣṇa is going back home, Dvārakā, and was taking leave, farewell, from the aunt.
At that time, Kuntī offered this prayer. Now he's [she's] asking directly that "After finishing Your duty, is it a fact that You are going away, leaving us alone?" This is the devotee's position. Here it is said, yeṣāṁ na ca anyad bhavataḥ padāmbujāt: "We have no other means of protection than Your lotus feet. This is our position." Anyat.
Anyat means "anything else." This is full surrender. Just like Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura sings, hā hā prabhu nanda-suta vṛṣabhānu-sutā-juta: "Nanda-suta, Kṛṣṇa, You are present here with the daughter of King Vṛṣabhānu. So both of You are here." Hā hā prabhu nanda-suta vṛṣabhānu-sutā-juta. We don't want to see Kṛṣṇa alone. [aside:] Why everyone is coughing?
What is the difficulty? Hmm? Yesterday also I heard. What is the difficulty? Devotee: I think there's a cold going around. Prabhupāda: Eh? Devotee: I think there's a cold going around, a lot of people. Prabhupāda: But you have no sufficient warm cloth, so you are affected?
That you must arrange. You must take care of your health. Yuktāhāra-vihārasya yogo bhavati siddhi... [Bg. 6.17].
In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said, yuktāhāra. You should take food just to maintain your health nicely. Similarly, other necessities of body must be taken care of. If you become diseased, then how you can execute Kṛṣṇa consciousness?