Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 19
Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi and the Lord’s Unlimited Incarnations
संस्तुन्वतो निपतितान् श्रमणानृषींश्च शक्रं च वृत्रवधतस्तमसि प्रविष्टम् । देवस्त्रियोऽसुरगृहे पिहिता अनाथा जघ्नेऽसुरेन्द्रमभयाय सतां नृसिंहे ॥ १९ ॥
saṁstunvato nipatitān śramaṇān ṛṣīṁś ca śakraṁ ca vṛtra-vadhatas tamasi praviṣṭam deva-striyo ’sura-gṛhe pihitā anāthā jaghne ’surendram abhayāya satāṁ nṛsiṁhe
ພຣະເຈົ້າຍັງໄດ້ຊ່ວຍພວກລິສີຕະບະນ້ອຍໆ ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ວາລະຂິລຍະ ເມື່ອພວກເຂົາຕົກລົງໃນນ້ຳທີ່ຮອຍກີບງົວ ແລະອິນທຣາຫົວເລາະເຢາະ. ຕໍ່ມາພຣະອົງໄດ້ປົກປ້ອງອິນທຣາ ເມື່ອອິນທຣາຖືກຄວາມມືດປົກຄຸມ ເນື່ອງຈາກຜົນບາບການສັງຫານ ວຣິຕຣາສຸຣະ. ເມື່ອພຣະຍາຂອງເທວະຖືກກັກໄວ້ໃນວັງອະສຸຣະໂດຍບໍ່ມີທີ່ພຶ່ງ, ພຣະອົງໄດ້ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ພົ້ນ. ແລະໃນອະວະຕານນຣິສິງຫະ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ສັງຫານ ຫິຣັນຍະກະຊິປຸ ລາຊາອະສຸຣະ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຜູ້ບູຊາອັນບໍລິສຸດພົ້ນຈາກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວ.
FAQs
This verse states that the Lord, as Nṛsiṁha, killed the demon-king to give “abhaya” (fearlessness) to the saintly, showing that sincere devotees are protected by the Lord’s decisive intervention.
The verse recalls that after the slaying of Vṛtra, Indra became overwhelmed by the reaction to violence and fell into “tamas” (darkness). The Lord’s shelter and glorification relieve even such burdened souls.
When fear, guilt, or helplessness arises, take shelter in the Lord through prayer and remembrance; the verse emphasizes that sincere glorification and dependence on God bring protection and inner fearlessness.