तस्मान्मच्छरणं गोष्ठं मन्नाथं मत्परिग्रहम् । गोपाये स्वात्मयोगेन सोऽयं मे व्रत आहित: ॥ १८ ॥
tasmān mac-charaṇaṁ goṣṭhaṁ man-nāthaṁ mat-parigraham gopāye svātma-yogena so ’yaṁ me vrata āhitaḥ
- tasmāt
- therefore
- mat-śaraṇam
- having taken shelter of Me
- goṣṭham
- the cowherd community
- mat-nātham
- who have Me as their master
- mat-parigraham
- My own family
- gopāye
- I shall protect
- sva-ātma-yogena
- by My personal mystic power
- saḥ ayam
- this
- me
- by Me
- vrataḥ
- vow
- āhitaḥ
- has been taken
I must therefore protect the cowherd community by My transcendental potency, for I am their shelter, I am their master, and indeed they are My own family. After all, I have taken a vow to protect My devotees.