Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.22.34
परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु द्रौणेर्ब्रह्मास्त्रतेजसा ।
त्वं च कृष्णानुभावेन सजीवो मोचितोऽन्तकात् ॥ ३४ ॥
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu
[pariksheeneshu kurushu]
drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā
[drauner brahmaastra-tejasaa]
tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena
[tvam cha krishnaanubhaavena]
sajīvo mocito ’ntakāt
[sajeevo mochito ’ntakaat]
Word-for-word
parikṣīṇeṣu
—
because of being annihilated in the Kurukṣetra war
kuruṣu
—
the members of the Kuru dynasty, such as Duryodhana
drauṇeḥ
—
Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya
brahmāstra-tejasā
—
because of the heat of the brahmāstra nuclear weapon
tvam ca
—
your good self also
kṛṣṇa-anubhāvena
—
because of the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa
sajīvaḥ
—
with your life
mocitaḥ
—
released
antakāt
—
from death.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu
parikṣīṇeṣu
because of being annihilated in the Kurukṣetra war
kuruṣu
the members of the Kuru dynasty, such as Duryodhana
drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā
drauṇeḥ
Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya
brahmāstra-tejasā
because of the heat of the brahmāstra nuclear weapon
tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena
tvam ca
your good self also
kṛṣṇa-anubhāvena
because of the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa
sajīvo mocito ’ntakāt
sajīvaḥ
with your life
mocitaḥ
released
antakāt
from death.
After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmāstra atomic weapon released by the son of Droṇācārya, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, you were saved from death.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmāstra released by the son of Droṇācārya, but by the mercy of Kṛṣṇa, you were saved from death.
Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit was about to be destroyed in the womb by Aśvatthāmā's brahmāstra and was saved by Kṛṣṇa's mercy. Each of us was at some point saved from a destructive impact we were not aware of — and that mercy still claims our gratitude.
Reflection Questions
- From what unseen brahmāstra has the Lord saved me, perhaps even before birth?
- How would my devotion change if I could literally remember those interventions?
My note
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