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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.12.25

इत्थं मिथोऽतथ्यमतज्ज्ञभाषितं श्रुत्वा विचिन्त्येत्यमृषा मृषायते । रक्षो विदित्वाखिलभूतहृत्स्थित: स्वानां निरोद्धुं भगवान् मनो दधे ॥ २५ ॥
itthaṁ mitho ’tathyam ataj-jña-bhāṣitaṁ
[ittham mitho ’tathyam ataj-jna-bhaashitam]
śrutvā vicintyety amṛṣā mṛṣāyate
[shrutvaa vichintyety amrishaa mrishaayate]
rakṣo viditvākhila-bhūta-hṛt-sthitaḥ
[raksho viditvaakhila-bhoota-hrit-sthitah]
svānāṁ niroddhuṁ bhagavān mano dadhe
[svaanaam niroddhum bhagavaan mano dadhe]
Word-for-word
ittham — in this way mithaḥ — or another atathyam — a subject matter that is not a fact a - tat - jña — without knowledge bhāṣitam — while they were talking śrutvā — Kṛṣṇa hearing them vicintya — thinking iti — thus amṛṣā — actually, truly mṛṣāyate — who is trying to appear as a false thing (actually the animal was Aghāsura, but because of poor knowledge they were thinking him to be a dead python) rakṣaḥ — (Kṛṣṇa, however, could understand that) he was a demon viditvā — knowing it akhila - bhūta - hṛt - sthitaḥ — because He is antaryāmī, situated everywhere, in the core of everyone’s heart svānām — of His own associates niroddhum — just to forbid them bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead manaḥ dadhe — made up His mind .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
itthaṁ mitho ’tathyam ataj-jña-bhāṣitaṁ
ittham
in this way
mithaḥ
or another
atathyam
a subject matter that is not a fact
a - tat - jña
without knowledge
bhāṣitam
while they were talking
śrutvā vicintyety amṛṣā mṛṣāyate
śrutvā
Kṛṣṇa hearing them
vicintya
thinking
rakṣo viditvākhila-bhūta-hṛt-sthitaḥ
iti
thus
svānāṁ niroddhuṁ bhagavān mano dadhe
amṛṣā
actually, truly
mṛṣāyate
who is trying to appear as a false thing (actually the animal was Aghāsura, but because of poor knowledge they were thinking him to be a dead python)
rakṣaḥ
(Kṛṣṇa, however, could understand that) he was a demon
viditvā
knowing it
akhila - bhūta - hṛt - sthitaḥ
because He is antaryāmī, situated everywhere, in the core of everyone’s heart
svānām
of His own associates
niroddhum
just to forbid them
bhagavān
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
manaḥ dadhe
made up His mind .
Important Words
  • akhila-bhūta-hṛt-sthitaḥ — situated in the heart of all beings
    Compound: akhila (all) + bhūta (being) + hṛt (heart) + sthita (situated). The technical Paramātmā-vāda formulation. Gauḍīyas: Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa is simultaneously the boy walking among them AND the antaryāmī inside everyone — acintya-bhedābheda live in one verse.
  • svānām — of His own
    From sva (one's own). The cowherd boys are sva — Kṛṣṇa's own. Possessive in the rasa-sense: relationship of belonging. Gauḍīyas insist on this — devotees are not 'others' to Kṛṣṇa but svajana, His own people.
  • niroddhum — to stop
    From ni + rudh- (to restrain). Kṛṣṇa wants to restrain His friends — protective instinct. Significantly, the verse ends with niroddhum manaḥ dadhe ('He set His mind to restrain'); but in verse 26 they enter anyway, faster than His thought.
  • bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead
    The technical full title. Inserted at the moment Kṛṣṇa decides to act as Lord, not just as friend. Gauḍīyas distinguish bhagavattā (His Lordship) and mādhurya (His sweetness); both are in Him simultaneously, and Bhāgavatam toggles vocabulary as the situation requires.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is situated as antaryāmī, the Supersoul, in the core of everyone’s heart, heard the boys talking among themselves about the artificial python. Unknown to them, it was actually Aghāsura, a demon who had appeared as a python. Kṛṣṇa, knowing this, wanted to forbid His associates to enter the demon’s mouth.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is situated as antaryāmī, the Supersoul, in the core of everyone's heart, heard the boys talking among themselves about the artificial python. Unknown to them, it was actually Aghāsura, a demon who had appeared as a python. Kṛṣṇa, knowing this, wanted to forbid His associates to enter the demon's mouth.
Commentary

Hearing the boys discuss about the real snake as if it were something else Krsna began to think. "What is really a snake’s mouth they are thinking is some scenic part of Vrndavan, not a snake’s mouth. This is not just a snake, but the demon called Aghasura. " How did he know this? Because he is situated in everyone’s heart (akhila bhuta hrt sthitah) as paramatma, knowing everything. He then decided to prevent them (svanam) from entering.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Hearing the speech of his friends, who were acting like ignorant people, hearing that speech which was false, since truly (amṛṣā) the gaping mouth of the snake shone with brilliance (mṛṣāyate) in Vṛndāvana, and knowing it was not only a python but the Rākṣasa named Agha, since he was in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā, was the inspiration for all things and was endowed with all powers (bhagavān), he wanted to prevent them.

Related values & verses
Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)
Related verses
BG 10.1 BG 2.66 BG 3.27 BG 13.1 BG 12.5 BG 9.1 BG 3.3 BG 7.8 BG 1.41 BG 4.8 BG 18.74 SB 1.2BG 5.18 BG 12.1 BG 15.7 BG 6.6
Concepts
Paramatma
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Kṛṣṇa as Supersoul inside every heart hears the boys' words before they enter — He is never a distant observer. Whatever we are saying or thinking is already heard by the Lord seated within.
Reflection Questions
  • If I knew Kṛṣṇa heard every word I just said today, what would I say differently from here?
  • Where am I treating Kṛṣṇa as if He were elsewhere, when He is in the core of the very heart speaking?
Analogy

Picture a father who hears his children, several rooms away, discussing whether the trapdoor is real — and rises to intervene. Kṛṣṇa as antaryāmī is not far in the heart; He is the listener of every word, including the ones spoken by His friends about a danger they cannot see clearly. The verse marks the moment Vraja-līlā tips: until now Kṛṣṇa was a peer, here He is also the Lord considering His own role.

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