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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 8]
TRANSLATION
The Lord of supreme mysticism Śrī Kṛṣṇa resides within everyone's heart as the Paramātmā. As such, just to protect the progeny of the Kuru dynasty, He covered the embryo of Uttarā by His personal energy.
PURPORT
The Lord of supreme mysticism can simultaneously reside within everyone's heart, or even within the atoms, by His Paramātmā feature, His plenary portion. Therefore, from within the body of Uttarā He covered the embryo to save Mahārāja Parīkṣit and protect the progeny of Mahārāja Kuru in which King Pāṇḍu was also a descendant. Both the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and those of Pāṇḍu all belonged to the same dynasty of Mahārāja Kuru; therefore both of them were generally known as Kurus. But particularly, when there were differences between the two brothers' families, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were known as Kurus while the sons of Pāṇḍu were known as Pāṇḍavas. Since the sons and grandsons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra were all killed in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, the last son of the dynasty is thus designated as the son of the Kurus.
TEXT 15
यद्यप्यस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्त्वमोधं चाप्रतिक्रियम् । वैष्णवं तेज आसाद्य समशाम्यद् भृगूद्वह ॥१५॥
yadyapy astram brahma-śiras tv amogham cāpratikriyam vaiṣṇavam teja āsādya samaśāmyad bhṛgūdvaha
yadyapi—although; astram—weapons; brahma—Brahma; śirah—supreme; tu—but; amogham—without check; ca—and; apratikriyam—not to be counteracted; vaiṣṇavam—in relation with Viṣṇu; tejah—strength; āsādya—being confronted with; samaśāmyat—was neutralized; bhṛgūdvaha—O glory of the family of Bhṛgu.
TRANSLATION
O Śaunaka, although the supreme brahmāstra weapon released by Aśvatthāmā was irresistible and without check or counteraction, when confronted by the strength of Viṣṇu [Lord Kṛṣṇa], it was neutralized and foiled.