Shloka 8

Ambikā-vana Śiva-pūjā; Nanda Saved from the Serpent; Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain

Devanagari script

अलातैर्दह्यमानोऽपि नामुञ्चत्तमुरङ्गम: । तमस्पृशत्पदाभ्येत्य भगवान्सात्वतां पति: ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

alātair dahyamāno ’pi nāmuñcat tam uraṅgamaḥ tam aspṛśat padābhyetya bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

Translation

Ngunit kahit sinusunog ng nagliliyab na sulo, hindi pa rin binitiwan ng ahas si Nanda Mahārāja. Pagkaraan, dumating ang Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Panginoon ng mga deboto, at hinipo ang ahas gamit ang Kanyang paa.

Synonyms

• अलातैः: with firebrands
• अलातैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• दह्यमानः: being burned
• दह्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √दह् (धातु) + दह्यमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि वर्तमानकृदन्त (present passive participle)

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle), concessive ‘even/though’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अमुंचत्: released, let go
• अमुंचत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उरङ्गमः: the serpent
• उरङ्गमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्पृशत्: touched
• अस्पृशत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पदा: with (his) foot
• पदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘with (his) foot’

• अभ्येत्य: having approached
• अभ्येत्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि-√इ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• भगवान्: the Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सात्वताम्: of the Sātvatas (devotees)
• सात्वताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• पतिः: lord, master
• पतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• uraṅgama (the serpent)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting His devotees from danger?

This verse shows that even when ordinary measures fail, Kṛṣṇa personally intervenes—approaching the threat and neutralizing it—because He is sātvatāṁ patiḥ, the Lord of His devotees.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.34.8?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this incident to King Parīkṣit as part of Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja pastimes.

Practical application: how can a devotee apply this teaching in modern life?

Do your duty sincerely, but cultivate steady reliance on Kṛṣṇa through prayer and bhakti—this verse emphasizes that divine help comes when one is helpless and devoted.