72 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 7

from the mouth of death. Now that He was saved, all the inhabitants of
Vrndavana were happy.

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are Frafa ahrasHaTTy TA: |
fea: ania feta: aa:

ary: Aaeaa WNT AGT 11221

aho bataty-adbhutam esa raksasa
balo nivrttim gamito *bhyagat punah
himsrah sva-padpena vihimsitah khalah
sddhuh samatvena bhayad vimucyate

aho—alas; bata—indeed; ati—very much; adbhutam—this incident
is wonderfully astonishing; esah—this (child); raksasa—by the man-
eating demon; bdlah—the innocent child Krsna; nivrttim—taken away
just to be killed and eaten; gamitah—went away; abhyagat punah—but
He has come back again unhurt; himsrah—one who is envious; sva-
papena—because of his own sinful activities; vihimsitah—now (that
demon) has been killed; khalah—because he was envious and polluted;
sddhuh—any person who is innocent and free from sinful life;
samatvena—being equal to everyone; bhaydt—from all kinds of fear;
vimucyate —becomes relieved.

TRANSLATION

It is most astonishing that although this innocent child was
taken away by the Raksasa to be eaten, He has returned without
having been killed or even injured. Because this demon was en-
vious, cruel and sinful, he has been killed for his own sinful ac-
tivities. This is the law of nature. An innocent devotee is always
protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and a sinful
person is always vanquished for his sinful life.

PURPORT

Krsna conscious life means innocent devotional life, and a sddhu is one

who is fully devoted to Krsna. As confirmed by Krsna in Bhagavad-gita
