Shloka 26

Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance

Devanagari script

पृश्न‍िगर्भस्तु ते बुद्धिमात्मानं भगवान् पर: । क्रीडन्तं पातु गोविन्द: शयानं पातु माधव: ॥ २५ ॥ व्रजन्तमव्याद्वैकुण्ठ आसीनं त्वां श्रिय: पति: । भुञ्जानं यज्ञभुक् पातु सर्वग्रहभयङ्कर: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

pṛśnigarbhas tu te buddhim ātmānaṁ bhagavān paraḥ krīḍantaṁ pātu govindaḥ śayānaṁ pātu mādhavaḥ

Translation

పృశ్నిగర్భ భగవాన్ నీ బుద్ధిని కాపాడుగాక, పరమ భగవాన్ నీ ఆత్మను రక్షించుగాక. నీవు ఆడుకొనుచున్నప్పుడు గోవిందుడు కాపాడుగాక, నిద్రించుచున్నప్పుడు మాధవుడు. నడుచుచున్నప్పుడు వైకుంఠుడు, కూర్చున్నప్పుడు శ్రీపతి నారాయణుడు రక్షించుగాక. భోగించుచున్నప్పుడు యజ్ఞభుక్—సర్వ దుష్ట గ్రహాలకు భయంకరుడు—సదా కాపాడుగాక.

Synonyms

• pṛśnigarbhaḥ: Pṛśnigarbha (a name of Viṣṇu)
• pṛśnigarbhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛśnigarbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः पृष्णि-गर्भ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन

• buddhim: intellect
• buddhim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ātmānam: self
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• paraḥ: supreme
• paraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifier of bhagavān)

• krīḍantam: (him) playing
• krīḍantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krīḍ (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद-विशेषण (object-participle)

• pātu: may (he) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• govindaḥ: Govinda
• govindaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: govinda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śayānam: (him) lying down
• śayānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śī (धातु) + śāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्/शान), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pātu: may (he) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mādhavaḥ: Mādhava
• mādhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mādhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• vrajantam: (him) going/walking
• vrajantam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• avyāt: may (he) protect
• avyāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: av (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vaikuṇṭhaḥ: Vaikuṇṭha (the Lord as Vaikuṇṭha)
• vaikuṇṭhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikuṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• āsīnam: (him) seated
• āsīnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative) एकवचन

• śriyaḥ: of Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• śriyaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• patiḥ: lord/husband
• patiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhuñjānam: (him) eating/enjoying
• bhuñjānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु) + śāna (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्/शान), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yajña-bhuk: eater/enjoyer of sacrifices
• yajña-bhuk: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + bhuj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः यज्ञ-भुक् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'yajñasya bhoktā')

• pātu: may (he) protect
• pātu: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarva-graha-bhayaṅkaraḥ: terrifying to all evil spirits (grahas)
• sarva-graha-bhayaṅkaraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + graha (प्रातिपदिक) + bhayaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः सर्व-ग्रह-भयङ्कर (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'sarveṣāṁ grahāṇāṁ bhayaṅkaraḥ')

Characters & Entities

• Vaikuṇṭha
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Śriyaḥpati (Nārāyaṇa)
• Yajña-bhuk (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about protection from grahas (malefic influences)?

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.

Why do the Vraja elders pray to Vaikuṇṭha and Śrīyaḥpati for Kṛṣṇa’s safety?

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.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

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.