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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.30

येनाहमात्मायतनं विनिर्मिता धात्रा यतोऽयं गुणसर्गसङ्ग्रह: । स एव मां हन्तुमुदायुध: स्वरा- डुपस्थितोऽन्यं शरणं कमाश्रये ॥ ३० ॥
yenāham ātmāyatanaṁ vinirmitā
[yenaaham aatmaayatanam vinirmitaa]
dhātrā yato ’yaṁ guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ
[dhaatraa yato ’yam guna-sarga-sangrahah]
sa eva māṁ hantum udāyudhaḥ svarāḍ
[sa eva maam hantum udaayudhah svaraad]
upasthito ’nyaṁ śaraṇaṁ kam āśraye
[upasthito ’nyam sharanam kam aashraye]
Word-for-word
yena — by whom aham — I ātma-āyatanam — resting place of all living entities vinirmitā — was created dhātrā — by the Supreme Lord yataḥ — on account of whom ayam — this guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ — combination of different material elements saḥ — He eva — certainly mām — me hantum — to kill udāyudhaḥ — prepared with weapons svarāṭ — completely independent upasthitaḥ — now present before me anyam — other śaraṇam — shelter kam — unto whom āśraye — I shall resort to.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yenāham ātmāyatanaṁ vinirmitā
yena
by whom
aham
I
ātma-āyatanam
resting place of all living entities
vinirmitā
was created
dhātrā yato ’yaṁ guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ
dhātrā
by the Supreme Lord
yataḥ
on account of whom
sa eva māṁ hantum udāyudhaḥ svarāḍ
ayam
this
guṇa-sarga-saṅgrahaḥ
combination of different material elements
upasthito ’nyaṁ śaraṇaṁ kam āśraye
saḥ
He
eva
certainly
mām
me
hantum
to kill
udāyudhaḥ
prepared with weapons
svarāṭ
completely independent
upasthitaḥ
now present before me
anyam
other
śaraṇam
shelter
kam
unto whom
āśraye
I shall resort to.
The planet earth continued: My dear Lord, You are the complete conductor of the material creation. You have created this cosmic manifestation and the three material qualities, and therefore You have created me, the planet earth, the resting place of all living entities. Yet You are always fully independent, my Lord. Now that You are present before me and ready to kill me with Your weapons, let me know where I should go to take shelter, and tell me who can give me protection.
Purport

The planet earth herein exhibits the symptoms of full surrender before the Lord. As stated, no one can protect the person whom Kṛṣṇa is prepared to kill, and no one can kill the person whom Kṛṣṇa protects. Because the Lord was prepared to kill the planet earth, there was no one to give protection to her. We are all receiving protection from the Lord, and it is therefore proper that every one of us surrender unto Him. In Bhagavad-gītā (18.66) the Lord instructs:

sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ

“Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear.”

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura sings, “My dear Lord, whatever I have — even my mind, the center of all material necessities, namely my home, my body and whatever I have in connection with this body — I now surrender unto You. You are now completely independent to act however You like. If You like, You can kill me, and if You like, You can save me. In any case, I am Your eternal servant, and You have every right to do whatever You like.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The independent Lord who has created me as the shelter of living entities, as the support for the various bodies in the guṇas, has come to kill me with raised weapons. Other than you, who can be my shelter? “If that is so, then according to your own words, I have no attachment for you. Thus I can kill you.” Earth answers with this verse. One should not kill the creeper which has been planted by one’s own hand. Thus you have created me and should not kill me. And I also assist you. I am the shelter for the jīvas. In me (yataḥ) there is a protection of the four types of living beings (born from embryos, eggs, perspiration, and earth.) Svarāṭ means independent.
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Personal Guidance
You are the complete conductor; you created me, the resting place; you are independent — now I take shelter. Full surrender confesses the giver, the gift, and the recipient simultaneously.
Reflection Questions
  • Where is my surrender partial because I haven't named the giver, the gift, and my own posture all at once?
  • What current opposition would dissolve if I said all three out loud?
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