Krsna – Bhakta Vatsala Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 11-15 Srimad Bhagavatam Krsna – Bhakta Vatsala Canto 1 Chapter 8 Text 11-15

Text 11 sūta uvāca upadhārya vacas tasyā bhagavān bhakta-vatsalaḥ apāṇḍavam idaṁ kartuṁ drauṇer astram abudhyata Sūta Gosvāmī said: Having patiently heard her words, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is always very affectionate to His devotees, could at once understand that Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya, had thrown the brahmāstra to finish the last life in the Pāṇḍava family.

Lord is submissive to his devotees The Lord is impartial in every respect, but still He is inclined towards His devotees. Lord wanted Pāṇḍava to rule the world, who were a family of devotees.  He vanquished the rule of the company of Duryodhana. He wanted to protect Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

Text 12 tarhy evātha muni-śreṣṭha pāṇḍavāḥ pañca sāyakān ātmano ’bhimukhān dīptān ālakṣyāstrāṇy upādaduḥ O foremost among the great thinkers [munis] [Śaunaka], seeing the glaring brahmāstra proceeding towards them, the Pāṇḍavas took up their five respective weapons.

Modern weapons no match Aśvatthāmā discharged the brahmāstra simply to kill all the Pāṇḍavas. The brahmāstras are finer than the nuclear weapons. Atomic bombs do not discriminate between the target and others unlike brahmāstra.

Text 13 vyasanaṁ vīkṣya tat teṣām ananya-viṣayātmanām sudarśanena svāstreṇa svānāṁ rakṣāṁ vyadhād vibhuḥ The almighty Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, having observed that a great danger was befalling His unalloyed devotees, who were fully surrendered souls, at once took up His Sudarśana disc to protect them.

Bhakta-Vatsala This brahmāstra is the product of a finer sound, a mantra recorded in the Vedas. Brahmāstra could penetrate even the most protected place and would never miss the target.  In the Bhagavad-gītā the Lord has clearly promised that His devotees are never to be vanquished. Pāṇḍavas were cent-percent dependent on the protection of the Lord. Krsna is bhakta-vatsala

Text 14 antaḥsthaḥ sarva-bhūtānām ātmā yogeśvaro hariḥ sva-māyayāvṛṇod garbhaṁ vairāṭyāḥ kuru-tantave 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.

Krsna is omnipresent The Lord resides within everyone’s heart, or even within the atoms, by His Paramātmā feature. Within the body of Uttarā He covered the embryo to save Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

Text 15 yadyapy astraṁ brahma-śiras tv amoghaṁ cāpratikriyam vaiṣṇavaṁ teja āsādya samaśāmyad bhṛgūdvaha O Śaunaka, glory of Bhṛgu’s family, although the supreme brahmāstra weapon released by Aśvatthāmā was irresistible and without check or counteraction, it was neutralized and foiled when confronted by the strength of Viṣṇu [Lord Kṛṣṇa].

Krsna is omnipotent Brahma weapon also, although materially irresistible, could not surpass the supreme strength of the Lord.  He did not wait for any other’s help because He is absolute.