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SB 10.66.37

Devanāgarī

श्रुत्वा तज्जनवैक्लव्यं द‍ृष्ट्वा स्वानां च साध्वसम् । शरण्य: सम्प्रहस्याह मा भैष्टेत्यवितास्म्यहम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

śrutvā taj jana-vaiklavyaṁ dṛṣṭvā svānāṁ ca sādhvasam śaraṇyaḥ samprahasyāha mā bhaiṣṭety avitāsmy aham

Synonyms

śrutvā—hearing;tat—this;jana—of the populace;vaiklavyam—agitation;dṛṣṭvā—seeing;svānām—of His own men;ca—and;sādhvasam—the disturbed condition;śaraṇyaḥ—the best source of shelter;samprahasya—loudly laughing;āha—said;mābhaiṣṭa—do not fear;iti—thus;avitāasmi—will give protection;aham—I.

Translation

When Lord Kṛṣṇa heard the people’s agitation and saw that even His own men were disturbed, that most worthy giver of shelter simply laughed and told them, “Do not fear; I shall protect you.”

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