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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.31.12

మర్త్యేన యో గురుసుతం యమలోకనీతం త్వాం చానయచ్ఛరణద: పరమాస్‍త్రదగ్ధమ్ । జిగ్యేఽన్తకాన్తకమపీశమసావనీశ: కిం స్వావనే స్వరనయన్మృగయుం సదేహమ్ ॥ ౧౨ ॥
martyena yo guru-sutaṁ yama-loka-nītaṁ
[martyena yo guru-sutam yama-loka-neetam]
tvāṁ cānayac charaṇa-daḥ paramāstra-dagdham
[tvaam chaanayach charana-dah paramaastra-dagdham]
jigye ’ntakāntakam apīśam asāv anīśaḥ
[jigye ’ntakaantakam apeesham asaav aneeshah]
kiṁ svāvane svar anayan mṛgayuṁ sa-deham
[kim svaavane svar anayan mrigayum sa-deham]
martyena — in the same human body yaḥ — who guru-sutam — the son of His spiritual master yama-loka — to the planet of Yamarāja nītam — brought tvām — you ca — and ānayat — brought back śaraṇa-daḥ — the giver of shelter parama-astra — by the supreme weapon, the brahmāstra dagdham — burned jigye — He conquered antaka — of the agents of death antakam — who is the death api — even īśam — Lord Śiva asau — He, Kṛṣṇa anīśaḥ — incapable kim — whether sva — of Himself avane — in the protection svaḥ — to the spiritual world anayat — brought mṛgayum — the hunter sa-deham — in the same body.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
martyena yo guru-sutaṁ yama-loka-nītaṁ
martyena
in the same human body
yaḥ
who
guru-sutam
the son of His spiritual master
tvāṁ cānayac charaṇa-daḥ paramāstra-dagdham
yama-loka
to the planet of Yamarāja
jigye ’ntakāntakam apīśam asāv anīśaḥ
nītam
brought
tvām
you
ca
and
kiṁ svāvane svar anayan mṛgayuṁ sa-deham
ānayat
brought back
śaraṇa-daḥ
the giver of shelter
parama-astra
by the supreme weapon, the brahmāstra
dagdham
burned
jigye
He conquered
antaka
of the agents of death
antakam
who is the death
api
even
īśam
Lord Śiva
asau
He, Kṛṣṇa
anīśaḥ
incapable
kim
whether
sva
of Himself
avane
in the protection
svaḥ
to the spiritual world
anayat
brought
mṛgayum
the hunter
sa-deham
in the same body.
Lord Kṛṣṇa brought the son of His guru back from the planet of the lord of death in the boy’s selfsame body, and as the ultimate giver of protection He saved you also when you were burned by the brahmāstra of Aśvatthāmā. He conquered in battle even Lord Śiva, who deals death to the agents of death, and He sent the hunter Jarā directly to Vaikuṇṭha in his human body. How could such a personality be unable to protect His own Self?

To mitigate his own and Parīkṣit Mahārāja’s distress at the narration of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s departure from this world, Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī here gives several clear examples proving that Lord Kṛṣṇa is far beyond the influence of death. Although the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s spiritual master (Sāndīpani Muni) had been taken by death, the Lord brought him back in his same body. Similarly, the power of Brahman cannot touch Lord Kṛṣṇa, since Parīkṣit Mahārāja, though burned by the brahmāstra weapon, was easily saved by the Lord. Lord Śiva was clearly defeated by Lord Kṛṣṇa in the battle with Bāṇāsura, and the hunter Jarā was sent to a Vaikuṇṭha planet in his same human body. Death is an insignificant expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s external potency and cannot possibly act upon the Lord Himself. Those who actually understand the transcendental nature of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s activities will find convincing evidence in these examples.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Kṛṣṇa brought the son of his guru back from the planet of death in the boy’s selfsame body, and as the ultimate giver of protection he saved you also when you were burned by the weapon of Aśvatthāmā. He conquered in battle even Śiva, who deals death to the agents of death, and he sent the hunter Jarā directly to Vaikuṇṭha in his human body. How could such a personality be unable to protect himself? By remembering the Lord’s extraordinary activities one must completely give up misconceptions concerning his disappearance. The Lord brought the son of his guru who had gone to Yamaloka back to this world in his body born as son of his guru, which had been devoured by the Paṣcajana demon. It was not a different body strong with power of Brahman. The Lord who gave you shelter (śaraṇadaḥ), rescued you, though your body had been burned by the brahmāstra. Actually you were destined to die by two brahmāstras---the curse of the brāhmaṇa at birth (by Aśvatthāmā) and at death (by the brāhmaṇa boy). What more can be said? The Lord defeated Śiva, who is death to death givers, in the battle with Bāṇāsura. And the Lord let the hunter Jarā go to a special Vaikuṇṭha (svar) in his same body. How can the Lord not be capable of protecting the Yadus? You, the Lord, certainly can. You are fully capable of remaining eternally visible in this world along with your associates.
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