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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.8.14

अन्त:स्थ: सर्वभूतानामात्मा योगेश्वरोहरि: । स्वमाययावृणोद्गर्भं वैराट्या: कुरुतन्तवे ॥ १४ ॥
antaḥsthaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
[antahsthah sarva-bhootaanaam]
ātmā yogeśvaro hariḥ
[aatmaa yogeshvaro harih]
sva-māyayāvṛṇod garbhaṁ
[sva-maayayaavrinod garbham]
vairāṭyāḥ kuru-tantave
[vairaatyaah kuru-tantave]
antaḥsthaḥ — being within sarva — all bhūtānām — of the living beings ātmā — soul yoga-īśvaraḥ — the Lord of all mysticism hariḥ — the Supreme Lord sva-māyayā — by the personal energy āvṛṇot — covered garbham — embryo vairāṭyāḥ — of Uttarā kuru-tantave — for the progeny of Mahārāja Kuru.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
antaḥsthaḥ sarva-bhūtānām
antaḥsthaḥ
being within
sarva
all
bhūtānām
of the living beings
ātmā yogeśvaro hariḥ
ātmā
soul
yoga-īśvaraḥ
the Lord of all mysticism
hariḥ
the Supreme Lord
sva-māyayāvṛṇod garbhaṁ
sva-māyayā
by the personal energy
āvṛṇot
covered
garbham
embryo
vairāṭyāḥ kuru-tantave
vairāṭyāḥ
of Uttarā
kuru-tantave
for the progeny of Mahārāja Kuru.
The Lord of supreme mysticism, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, resides within everyone’s heart as the Paramātmā. As such, just to protect the progeny of the Kuru dynasty, He covered the embryo of Uttarā by His personal energy.

The Lord of supreme mysticism can simultaneously reside within everyone’s heart, or even within the atoms, by His Paramātmā feature, His plenary portion. Therefore, from within the body of Uttarā He covered the embryo to save Mahārāja Parīkṣit and protect the progeny of Mahārāja Kuru, of whom King Pāṇḍu was also a descendant. Both the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and those of Pāṇḍu belonged to the same dynasty of Mahārāja Kuru; therefore both of them were generally known as Kurus. But when there were differences between the two families, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were known as Kurus whereas the sons of Pāṇḍu were known as Pāṇḍavas. Since the sons and grandsons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were all killed in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, the last son of the dynasty is designated as the son of the Kurus.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Lord, master of yoga, the soul dwelling within all beings, covered the embryo of Parīkṣit within Uttarā, in order to preserve the family of the Pāṇḍavas, using his yoga-māyā.
Commentary

As the paramātmā Kṛṣṇa was situated within Uttarā already (antaḥsthaḥ), but by the power of his yoga (yogeśvaraḥ) he entered as Kṛṣṇa and covered the embryo. “Covered” means he protected it, for continuation of the Kuru family (kuru-tantave). He used his yoga-māyā potency (sva-māyayā), so that even Uttarā was unaware of what he did. Kuru here means the Pāṇḍavas since they were also in the Kuru family.

Kṛṣṇa as Paramātmā within everyone's heart covered Uttarā's embryo with His personal energy. The same Lord who pervades all also acts intimately within one small womb. Cosmic and intimate are the same Person.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I treating the Lord as cosmic but not intimate, or vice versa?
  • What in me right now is being covered by His personal energy without my noticing?
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