Without Krishna's grace, even the greatest warrior becomes helpless; all protection depends on humble surrender to God.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.20 — November 30, 1973, Los Angeles 731130SB-LOS ANGELES [43:11 Minutes] SB-01.15.20_731130SB-LOS ANGELES Devotee: ...Rādhā-Mādhava?
Prabhupāda: No, that I sing, but you do not sing before me?
Devotee: No, you sing firstly. Then we sing. [laughter]
Prabhupāda: Oh. [leads singing of Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava, then prema-dvani] Thank you very much.
Devotees: All glories to Śrīla Prabhupāda. [break] [05:25] Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya.
[leads chanting of verse] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat] so 'haṁ nṛpendra rahitaḥ puruṣottamena sakhyā priyeṇa suhṛdā hṛdayena śūnyaḥ adhvany urukrama-parigraham aṅga rakṣan gopair asadbhir abaleva vinirjito 'smi [SB 1.15.20] saḥ—that; aham—myself; nṛpa-indra—O Emperor; rahitaḥ—bereft of; puruṣa-uttamena—by the Supreme Lord; sakhyā—by my friend; priyeṇa—by my dearmost; suhṛdā—by the well-wisher; hṛdayena—by the heart and soul; śūnyaḥ—vacant; adhvani—recently; urukrama-parigraham—the wives of the all-powerful; aṅga—bodies; rakṣan—while protecting; gopaiḥ—by the cowherds; asadbhiḥ—by the infidels; abalā iva—like a weak woman; vinirjitaḥ asmi—I have been defeated. [10:24] Translation: "O Emperor, now I am separated from my friend and dearmost well-wisher, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore my heart appears to be void of everything. In His absence I have been defeated by a number of infidel cowherdsmen while I was guarding the bodies of all the wives of Kṛṣṇa." Prabhupāda: So after departure of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa's all the wives, 16,108, they were being taken care of by Arjuna. But some cowherdsmen, they plundered all the queens, and Arjuna could not protect him..., protect them. So this is the instance, that we may be very powerful so long Kṛṣṇa keeps us powerful. We are not independently powerful, even in the case of Arjuna.
We are very much proud of our janmaiśvarya-śruta-śrīḥ [SB 1.8.26]. The material world, everyone is very much proud of his birth, riches, education and beauty. Beauty. These four things are obtained as result of pious activities.