Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 49 Verse 11

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 49: Akrūra's Mission in Hastināpura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.49.11

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-yogin

viśvātman viśva-bhāvana

prapannāḿ pāhi govinda

śiśubhiś cāvasīdatīm

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa; mahā-yogin — possessor of the greatest spiritual power; viśva-ātman — O Supreme Soul of the universe; viśva-bhāvana — O protector of the universe; prapannām — a surrendered lady; pāhi — please protect; govinda — O Govinda; śiśubhiḥ — along with my children; ca — and; avasīdatīm — who am sinking down in distress.

TRANSLATION

Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa! O great yogi! O Supreme Soul and protector of the universe! O Govinda! Please protect me, who have surrendered to You. I and my sons are being overwhelmed by trouble.

PURPORT

"Since Lord Kṛṣṇa maintains the entire universe," thought Kuntīdevī, "surely He can protect our family." The word avasīdatīm indicates that Kuntīdevī was overwhelmed by troubles; thus exhausted, she was helplessly taking shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. In her prayers in the First Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Kuntī admits that all these troubles were actually a blessing, for they forced her to always be intensely Kṛṣṇa conscious.

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