246 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 3
withdraw this form [and become just like a natural human child so
that I may try to hide You somewhere].
PURPORT
Devaki was thinking of hiding the Supreme Personality of Godhead
and not handing Him over to Karnsa as she had all her previous children.
Although Vasudeva had promised to hand over every child to Karnsa,
this time he wanted to break his promise and hide the child somewhere.
But because of the Lord’s appearance in this surprising four-armed
form, He would be impossible to hide.
TEXT 31
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visvam yad etat sva-tanau nisante
yathavakasam purusah paro bhavan
bibharti so ’yarh mama garbhago ’bhid
aho nr-lokasya vidambanam hi tat
visvam—the entire cosmic manifestation; yat etat—containing all
moving and nonmoving creations; sva-tanau—within Your body;
nisd-ante—at the time of devastation; yathd-avakasam—shelter in
Your body without difficulty; purusah—the Supreme Personality of
Godhead; parah—transcendental; bhavan—Your Lordship; bibharti—
keep; sah—that (Supreme Personality of Godhead); ayam—this form;
mama—my; garbha-gah—came within my womb; abhit—it so hap-
pened; aho—alas; nr-lokasya—within this material world of living en-
tities; vidambanam—it is impossible to think of; hi—indeed; tat—that
(kind of conception).
TRANSLATION
At the time of devastation, the entire cosmos, containing all cre-
ated moving and nonmoving entities, enters Your transcendental
