iti tasmai varam dattva

 sriyam canvaya-vardhinim

balam ayur yasah kantim

 nirjagama sahagrajah

 

Translation: 

 

Not only did Lord Krsna grant Sudama these benedictions, but He also awarded him strength, long life, fame, beauty and ever-increasing prosperity for his family. Then Krsna and His elder brother took Their leave.

 

Purport: 

 

We can see a clear difference between Lord Krsna’s dealings with the nasty washerman and His dealings with the devoted florist Sudama. The Lord is as hard as a thunderbolt for those who defy Him and as soft as a rose for those who surrender to Him. Therefore we should all sincerely surrender to Lord Krsna, since that is clearly in our self-interest.

 

Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada to the Tenth Canto, Forty-first Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “Krsna and Balarama Enter Mathura.”