Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.34.30

tam anvadhāvad govindo

yatra yatra sa dhāvati

jihīrṣus tac-chiro-ratnaḿ

tasthau rakṣan striyo balaḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — after him; anvadhāvat — ran; govindaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; yatra yatra — wherever; saḥ — he; dhāvati — was running; jihīrṣuḥ — desiring to take away; tat — his; śiraḥ — upon the head; ratnam — the jewel; tasthau — stood; rakṣan — protecting; striyaḥ — the women; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma.

TRANSLATION

Lord Govinda chased the demon wherever he ran, eager to take his crest jewel. Meanwhile Lord Balarāma stayed with the women to protect them.

PURPORT

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the women were fatigued from being driven away, and thus Lord Balarāma protected them and consoled them as they rested. Meanwhile Lord Kṛṣṇa went after the demon.

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