Shloka 11
The Vraja Elders Question Kṛṣṇa’s Identity; Nanda Recounts Garga’s Prophecy
प्रलम्बं घातयित्वोग्रं बलेन बलशालिना । अमोचयद् व्रजपशून्गोपांश्चारण्यवह्नित: ॥ ११ ॥
pralambaṁ ghātayitvograṁ balena bala-śālinā amocayad vraja-paśūn gopāṁś cāraṇya-vahnitaḥ
បន្ទាប់ពីរៀបចំឲ្យព្រះបលរាមដ៏មានកម្លាំង សម្លាប់អសុរ ប្រាលម្បៈ ដ៏សាហាវ ព្រះក្រឹષ્ણបានសង្គ្រោះសត្វនិងក្មេងគោបាលនៅវ្រាជ ពីអគ្គីភ័យក្នុងព្រៃ។
FAQs
This verse portrays Kṛṣṇa as the deliverer of Vraja—saving the gopas and the cows from a forest fire—showing that the Lord personally protects those who take shelter of Him.
Pralamba was killed by Balarāma, described here as extraordinarily powerful; the episode highlights how the Lord’s associates also manifest divine protection to safeguard Vraja.
Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s protection encourages steady faith during crises: do one’s duty sincerely, seek divine shelter through prayer and bhakti, and trust that the Lord arranges deliverance in the right way.