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ŚB 10.24.2

Devanagari

तदभिज्ञोऽपि भगवान् सर्वात्मा सर्वदर्शन: । प्रश्रयावनतोऽपृच्छद् वृद्धान् नन्दपुरोगमान् ॥ २ ॥

Text

tad-abhijño ’pi bhagavān
sarvātmā sarva-darśanaḥ
praśrayāvanato ’pṛcchad
vṛddhān nanda-purogamān

Synonyms

tat-abhijñaḥ — being in full knowledge about it; api — although; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; sarva-ātmā — the Supersoul within everyone’s heart; sarva-darśanaḥ — the omniscient Personality of Godhead; praśraya-avanataḥ — bowing down humbly; apṛcchat — He inquired; vṛddhān — from the elders; nanda-puraḥ-gamān — headed by Mahārāja Nanda.

Translation

Being the omniscient Supersoul, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa already understood the situation, yet He still humbly inquired from the elders, headed by His father, Nanda Mahārāja.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa was eager to enact His pastime of lifting Govardhana Hill and defeating the false pride of Indra, and thus He cleverly inquired from His father about the imminent sacrifice.