Shloka 30
प्रादाय मात्रे प्रतिहृत्य विस्मिता: कृष्णं च तस्योरसि लम्बमानम् । तं स्वस्तिमन्तं पुरुषादनीतं विहायसा मृत्युमुखात् प्रमुक्तम् । गोप्यश्च गोपा: किल नन्दमुख्या लब्ध्वा पुन: प्रापुरतीव मोदम् ॥ ३० ॥
prādāya mātre pratihṛtya vismitāḥ kṛṣṇaṁ ca tasyorasi lambamānam taṁ svastimantaṁ puruṣāda-nītaṁ vihāyasā mṛtyu-mukhāt pramuktam gopyaś ca gopāḥ kila nanda-mukhyā labdhvā punaḥ prāpur atīva modam
ഗോപികൾ ഉടൻ തന്നെ ദൈത്യന്റെ നെഞ്ചിൽ തൂങ്ങിയിരുന്ന കൃഷ്ണനെ എടുത്ത്, എല്ലാ അമംഗളവും അകന്നവനായി, അമ്മ യശോദയ്ക്ക് ഏൽപ്പിച്ചു. ദൈത്യൻ അവനെ ആകാശത്തിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുപോയിട്ടും അവൻ ക്ഷതം കൂടാതെ മരണമുഖത്തിൽ നിന്ന് മോചിതനായി—ഇത് കണ്ടു നന്ദമുഖ്യനായ ഗോപരും ഗോപികളും അത്യന്തം ആനന്ദിച്ചു।
The demon fell flat from the sky, and Kṛṣṇa was playing on his chest very happily, uninjured and free from misfortune. Not at all disturbed because of being taken high in the sky by the demon, Kṛṣṇa was playing and enjoying. This is ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-vigraha. In any condition, Kṛṣṇa is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha. He has no unhappiness. Others might have thought that He was in difficulty, but because the demon’s chest was sufficiently broad to play on, the baby was happy in all respects. It was most astonishing that although the demon went so high in the sky, the child did not fall down. Therefore, the child had been saved virtually from the mouth of death. Now that He was saved, all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana were happy.
FAQs
This verse describes Kṛṣṇa being “freed from the mouth of death” (mṛtyu-mukhāt pramuktam), showing that the Lord’s presence and līlā ultimately bring deliverance and protection, even when danger appears certain.
They saw the child Kṛṣṇa returned safely to Yaśodā after being taken by a man-eating demon through the sky, and that relief—after near-certain loss—naturally turned into intense joy.
In crises, remember that protection is not only physical but also spiritual—cultivating steady bhakti and trust helps one face fear, recover from shocks, and return to gratitude when safety and clarity are restored.