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
Semoga Tuhan Pṛśnigarbha melindungi kebijaksanaanmu, dan Bhagavān Yang Maha Tinggi melindungi rohmu. Ketika engkau bermain, semoga Govinda memelihara; ketika engkau tidur, semoga Mādhava menjaga. Ketika engkau berjalan, semoga Vaikuṇṭha melindungi; ketika engkau duduk, semoga Nārāyaṇa, suami Dewi Śrī, menaungi. Ketika engkau menikmati kehidupan, semoga Yajñabhuk—yang menggentarkan segala planet jahat—sentiasa melindungi.
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.