Shloka 31
Utthāna Ceremony, Śakaṭa-bhañga, Tṛṇāvarta-vadha, and the Vision of the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth
अहो बतात्यद्भुतमेष रक्षसा बालो निवृत्तिं गमितोऽभ्यगात् पुन: । हिंस्र: स्वपापेन विहिंसित: खल: साधु: समत्वेन भयाद् विमुच्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
aho batāty-adbhutam eṣa rakṣasā bālo nivṛttiṁ gamito ’bhyagāt punaḥ hiṁsraḥ sva-pāpena vihiṁsitaḥ khalaḥ sādhuḥ samatvena bhayād vimucyate
啊，何等奇妙！这无辜幼童被罗刹掳去欲吞食，却又归来——既未被杀，也未受伤。那嫉妒、残忍、罪业深重的魔，因自身罪行而灭亡；此乃自然之律。纯净的奉爱者恒受至上主护佑，而罪人终为其罪恶人生所摧折。
Kṛṣṇa conscious life means innocent devotional life, and a sādhu is one who is fully devoted to Kṛṣṇa. As confirmed by Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (9.30) , bhajate māṁ ananya-bhāk sādhur eva sa mantavyaḥ: anyone fully attached to Kṛṣṇa is a sādhu. Nanda Mahārāja and the gopīs and other cowherd men could not understand that Kṛṣṇa was the Supreme Personality of Godhead playing as a human child and that His life was not in danger under any circumstances. Rather, because of their intense parental love for Kṛṣṇa, they thought that Kṛṣṇa was an innocent child and had been saved by the Supreme Lord.
FAQs
This verse highlights that even when a demon tries to kill Him, Krishna remains unharmed and returns safely—showing that the Lord’s presence frees His devotees from fear.
They saw the impossible: Krishna was carried away to be killed, yet He returned unharmed, while the violent demon was destroyed by the consequences of his own sinful aggression.
Harmful actions rebound on the doer; cultivating steadiness, goodness, and devotion reduces fear and protects one from self-created suffering.