SB 1.11.4–5
आत्मारामं पूर्णकामं निजलाभेन नित्यदा ॥ ४ ॥
प्रीत्युत्फुल्लमुखाः प्रोचुर्हर्षगद्गदया गिरा ।
पितरं सर्वसुहृदमवितारमिवार्भकाः ॥ ५ ॥
ātmārāmaṁ pūrṇa-kāmaṁ nija-lābhena nityadā
prīty-utphulla-mukhāḥ procur harṣa-gadgadayā girā
pitaraṁ sarva-suhṛdam avitāram ivārbhakāḥ
Synonyms
dīpam iva — just as ghee lamps; raveḥ — [are offered] to the sun; balayaḥ — gifts [upāyanāni11]; upanīta — were brought [and offered (samarpitāḥ)]; ādṛtāḥ — with great reverence; [by the citizens (yābhis tāḥ)]; tatra — to Him [tasmin śrī kṛṣṇe]; ātma-ārāmam — who delights in His own Self [in the bliss of His own essential being (ātmani svarūpānande eva ārāmam);12 indicating that He is not in need of anyone’s gifts (upāyana-anapekṣatvam āha)13]; nityadā pūrṇa-kāmam — [and] whose will is eternally complete; nija-lābhena — by the prior attainment of His own essential being [of supreme bliss (paramānanda nija svarūpa lābhenaiva)]; prīti-utphulla-mukhāḥ — with their faces blossoming out of love [prītyā utphullāni vikasitāni mukhāmbujāni14]; girā — [and] their voices; harṣa-gadgadayā — faltering due to ecstasy [trembling slightly due to the arising of bliss (ānandodgamena sulalitayā)15]; procuḥ — they spoke; [to Him (tam)]; suhṛdam — the unconditional friend [animitta-bandhum16]; avitāram — [and] guardian [rakṣitāram17]; sarva — of all [in this respect, His being the guardian (avitāram) is solely because of His unconditional friendship (suhṛttvenaiva) and not out of any personal ambition (na tu kāmena)]; arbhakāḥ iva— like young children; pitaram — [speaking] to their father.
Translation
Just as ghee lamps are offered to the sun, gifts were brought and offered with great reverence by the citizens to Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who delights in His own Self and whose will is eternally complete by the prior attainment of His own essential being of supreme bliss. With their faces blossoming out of love and their voices faltering due to ecstasy, they spoke to Him, the unconditional friend and guardian of all, like young children speaking to their father.