खल्विदं महदाश्चर्यं यद् रज:प्रकृतेस्तव । वासुदेवे भगवति सत्त्वात्मनि दृढा मति: ॥ २१ ॥
khalv idam mahad ascaryam yad rajah-prakrtes tava vasudeve bhagavati sattvatmani drdha matih
- khalu
- indeed
- idam
- this
- mahat ascaryam
- great wonder
- yat
- which
- rajah
- influenced by the mode of passion
- prakrteh
- whose nature
- tava
- of you
- vasudeve
- in Lord Krsna
- bhagavati
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- sattva-atmani
- who is situated in pure goodness
- drdha
- firm
- matih
- consciousness.
O Vrtrasura, demons are generally conducted by the mode of passion. Therefore, what a great wonder it is that although you are a demon, you have adopted the mentality of a devotee and have fixed your mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vasudeva, who is always situated in pure goodness.