यथा यथा भगवतो भक्त्या परमयाभिदा । नृपाश्चैद्यादय: सात्म्यं हरेस्तच्चिन्तया ययु: ॥ ४० ॥
yatha yatha bhagavato bhaktya paramayabhida nrpas caidyadayah satmyam hares tac-cintaya yayuh
- yatha yatha
- just as
- bhagavatah
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- bhaktya
- by devotional service
- paramaya
- supreme
- abhida
- incessantly thinking of such activities
- nrpah
- kings
- caidya-adayah
- Sisupala, Dantavakra and others
- satmyam
- the same form
- hareh
- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- tat-cintaya
- by constantly thinking of Him
- yayuh
- returned home, back to Godhead.
By devotional service, pure devotees who incessantly think of the Supreme Personality of Godhead receive bodies similar to His. This is known as sarupya-mukti. Although Sisupala, Dantavakra and other kings thought of Krsna as an enemy, they also achieved the same result.