4 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 6
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Taq mamta TATA ARN |
gated araat waarqaras ag fF 3 I
na yatra Sravanddini
rakso-ghnani sva-karmasu
kurvanti sdtvatar bhartur
yatudhanyas ca tatra hi

na—not; yatra—wherever; sravana-ddini—the activities of bhakti-
yoga, beginning with hearing and chanting; raksah-ghnaéni—the sound
vibration to kill all danger and bad elements; sva-karmasu—if one is
engaged in his own occupational duty; kurvanti—such things are done;
sdtvatam bhartuh—of the protector of the devotees; ydtudhanyah—
disturbing elements, bad elements; ca—also; tatra hi—there must be.

TRANSLATION

My dear King, wherever people in any position perform their
occupational duties of devotional service by chanting and hearing
[Sravanam kirtanarn visnoh], there cannot be any danger from bad
elements. Therefore there was no need for anxiety about Gokula
while the Supreme Personality of Godhead was personally present.

PURPORT

Sukadeva Gosvami spoke this verse to mitigate the anxiety of
Maharaja Pariksit. Maharaja Pariksit was a devotee of Krsna, and
therefore when he understood that Piitand was causing disturbances in
Gokula, he was somewhat perturbed. Sukadeva Gosvami therefore
assured him that there was no danger in Gokula. Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura has sung: na@mdsraya kari’ yatane tumi, thakaha apana kaje.
Everyone is thus advised to seek shelter in the chanting of the Hare
Krsna mahd-mantra and remain engaged in his own occupational duty.
There is no loss in this, and the gain is tremendous. Even from a material
point of view, everyone should take to chanting the Hare Krsna mantra
to be saved from all kinds of danger. This world is full of danger (padam
padam yad vipadém). Therefore we should be encouraged to chant the
