Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
पृश्निगर्भस्तु ते बुद्धिमात्मानं भगवान् पर: । क्रीडन्तं पातु गोविन्द: शयानं पातु माधव: ॥ २५ ॥ व्रजन्तमव्याद्वैकुण्ठ आसीनं त्वां श्रिय: पति: । भुञ्जानं यज्ञभुक् पातु सर्वग्रहभयङ्कर: ॥ २६ ॥
pṛśnigarbhas tu te buddhim ātmānaṁ bhagavān paraḥ krīḍantaṁ pātu govindaḥ śayānaṁ pātu mādhavaḥ
May Lord Pṛśnigarbha protect Your intelligence, and the Supreme Personality of Godhead Your soul. While You are playing, may Govinda protect You, and while You are sleeping may Mādhava protect You. May Lord Vaikuṇṭha protect You while You are walking, and may Lord Nārāyaṇa, the husband of the goddess of fortune, protect You while You are sitting. Similarly, may Lord Yajñabhuk, the fearful enemy of all evil planets, always protect You while You enjoy life.
FAQs
This verse prays that the Lord—terrifying to all harmful grahas and negative influences—protect Kṛṣṇa in every ordinary activity (walking, sitting, eating), showing that divine shelter is the ultimate protection.
In Vraja-līlā, Yaśodā and the gopīs lovingly see Kṛṣṇa as a vulnerable child, so they invoke His divine names as guardians—expressing intimate parental bhakti while the Supreme Lord plays as their son.
Offer your daily routines—going out, sitting to work, eating—as moments of remembrance, asking the Lord to guard your mind and senses from fear and negativity, and to keep your actions aligned with devotion.