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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.51

श्रीचारणा ऊचु: हरे तवाङ्‌घ्रिपङ्कजं भवापवर्गमाश्रिता: । यदेष साधुहृच्छयस्त्वयासुर: समापित: ॥ ५१ ॥
śrī-cāraṇā ūcuḥ
[shree-chaaranaa oochuh]
hare tavāṅghri-paṅkajaṁ
[hare tavaanghri-pankajam]
bhavāpavargam āśritāḥ
[bhavaapavargam aashritaah]
yad eṣa sādhu-hṛc-chayas
[yad esha saadhu-hrich-chayas]
tvayāsuraḥ samāpitaḥ
[tvayaasurah samaapitah]
Word-for-word
śrī-cāraṇāḥ ūcuḥ — the inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said hare — O Lord tava — Your aṅghri-paṅkajam — lotus feet bhava-apavargam — the only shelter for becoming free from the contamination of material existence āśritāḥ — sheltered at yat — because eṣaḥ — this sādhu-hṛt-śayaḥ — stake in the hearts of all honest persons tvayā — by Your Lordship asuraḥ — the demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu) samāpitaḥ — finished.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-cāraṇā ūcuḥ
śrī-cāraṇāḥ ūcuḥ
the inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said
hare tavāṅghri-paṅkajaṁ
hare
O Lord
tava
Your
aṅghri-paṅkajam
lotus feet
bhavāpavargam āśritāḥ
bhava-apavargam
the only shelter for becoming free from the contamination of material existence
āśritāḥ
sheltered at
yad eṣa sādhu-hṛc-chayas
yat
because
eṣaḥ
this
sādhu-hṛt-śayaḥ
stake in the hearts of all honest persons
tvayāsuraḥ samāpitaḥ
tvayā
by Your Lordship
asuraḥ
the demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
samāpitaḥ
finished.
The inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said: O Lord, because You have destroyed the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was always a stake in the hearts of all honest men, we are now relieved, and we eternally take shelter of Your lotus feet, which award the conditioned soul liberation from materialistic contamination.
Purport

The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form of Narahari, Nṛsiṁhadeva, is always ready to kill the demons, who always create disturbances in the minds of honest devotees. To spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, devotees have to face many dangers and impediments all over the world, but a faithful servant who preaches with great devotion to the Lord must know that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is always his protector.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The Cāraṇas said: O Lord! Because you have destroyed the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who audaciously slept in bed-like the hearts of the devotees, we take shelter of your lotus feet, which award liberation from the material world. He sleeps even in the bed of the heart of the devotees. Not tolerating that, you killed him (samāpitaḥ). From today, you alone should sleep in their hearts.
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Personal Guidance
Cāraṇas pray: the demon who was a stake in the hearts of honest men has been destroyed — we now eternally take shelter at Your lotus feet. Removal of long pain enables permanent shelter. Crisis can be the doorway to deeper refuge.
Reflection Questions
  • Which long pain in your life, when finally removed, opened a deeper shelter?
  • What is the 'stake' currently lodged that needs the Lord's specific intervention?
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