श्रुत्वा तज्जनवैक्लव्यं दृष्ट्वा स्वानां च साध्वसम् । शरण्य: सम्प्रहस्याह मा भैष्टेत्यवितास्म्यहम् ॥ ३७ ॥
śrutvā taj jana-vaiklavyaṁ dṛṣṭvā svānāṁ ca sādhvasam śaraṇyaḥ samprahasyāha mā bhaiṣṭety avitāsmy aham
- śrutvā
- hearing
- tat
- this
- jana
- of the populace
- vaiklavyam
- agitation
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- svānām
- of His own men
- ca
- and
- sādhvasam
- the disturbed condition
- śaraṇyaḥ
- the best source of shelter
- samprahasya
- loudly laughing
- āha
- said
- mā bhaiṣṭa
- do not fear
- iti
- thus
- avitā asmi
- will give protection
- aham
- I
When Lord Kṛṣṇa heard the people’s agitation and saw that even His own men were disturbed, that most worthy giver of shelter simply laughed and told them, “Do not fear; I shall protect you.”