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Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

Verse 24 of 57
SB 10.11.24

मुक्तः कथंचिद्राक्षस्या बालघ्न्या बालको ह्यसौ हरेरनुग्रहान्नूनमनश्चोपरि नापतत्

muktaḥ kathañcid rākṣasyā bāla-ghnyā bālako hy asau harer anugrahān nūnam anaś copari nāpatat

Synonyms

muktaḥ—was delivered; kathañcit—somehow or other; rākṣasyāḥ—from the hands of the Rākṣasī Pūtanā; bāla-ghnyāḥ—who was determined to kill small children; bālakaḥ—especially the child Kṛṣṇa; hi—because; asau—He; hareḥ anugrahāt—by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nūnam—indeed; anaḥ ca—and the handcart; upari—on top of the child; na—not; apatat—did fall down..

Translation

The child Kṛṣṇa, simply by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was somehow or other rescued from the hands of the Rākṣasī Pūtanā, who was determined to kill Him. Then, again by the mercy of the Supreme Godhead, the handcart missed falling upon the child.

Verse 24 of 57