SB 1.8.24 (1964)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 24
- Visad mahagneh purusada darssanad asad sabhavya vanvasakrichhatah
- Mridhe mridhe aneka maharatha astrato drouna astratas cha sma hareh abhirakshitah.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Visad-from poison, Mahagne—from the great fire, Purusada—the eaters of man, Darsanad—by combating, Asad—viceous, Sabhaya—assembly. Vanavasa—exiled in the forest, Krichhato—sufferings, Mridhe—in the battle, Aneka—many, Maharatha—great general, Astro—weapons, Drouna—the son of Dronacharya, Astrato—from the weapons of, Cha—and, Sma—indinating past tense Hareh—by the Personality of Godhead, Abhirakshitah—protected completely.
TRANSLATION
My dear Krishna, Your Lordship has protected us from the poison cake, from the great fire, from the combating with the maneaters, from the viceous assembly, from the sufferings during the exile period in the forest, in the battlefield where great generals fought and lately saved from the weapons of Aswatthama.
PURPORT
The list of dangerous encounters is submitted herein. Devaki was once put into difficulty by her envious brother otherwise she was well at all time. But Kunti Devi was put into difficulty one after another for years and years together. They were put into trouble by Duryodhone and party on the case of the kingdom and in each and every time the sons of Kunti were saved by the Lord. Sometime Bhima was administered poison in a cake form, sometimes they were put into the house made of shellac and set in fire, sometimes Droupadi was bated out and attempt was made to insult her by seeing her naked in the viceous assembly of the Kurus. The Lord saved Droupadi by supplying immeasurable length of cloth and Duryodhone's party failed to see her naked. Similarly when they were exiled in the forest Bhima had to fight with some maneater demon like Heramba Rakshas but the Lord saved him. So it was not finished there. After all these tribulations there was the great battle of Kurukshetra and Arjuna had to meet such great generals like Drona, Bhisma, Karna etc. all powerful fighters. And at last even when everything was done away there was the Brahmastra release by the son of Dronacharya even within the womb of Uttara and the Lord saved the only surviving descendant of the Kurus Maharaj Parikshit.