TEXTS 4849
taya hrta-pratyaya-sarva-vrttisu
dvah-sthesu pauresv api sayitesv atha
dvaras ca sarvah pihita duratyaya
brhat-kapatayasa-kila-srnkhalaih
tah krsna-vahe vasudeva agate
svayam vyavaryanta yatha tamo raveh
vavarsa parjanya upamsu-garjitah
seso nvagad vari nivarayan phanaih
SYNONYMS
tayaby the influence of Yogamaya; hrta-pratyayadeprived of all sensation; sarva-vrttisuhaving all their senses; dvah-sthesuall the doormen; pauresu apias well as other members of the house; sayitesusleeping very deeply; athawhen Vasudeva tried to take his transcendental son out of the confinement; dvarah caas well as the doors; sarvahall; pihitahconstructed; duratyayavery hard and firm; brhat-kapataand on great doors; ayasa-kila-srnkhalaihstrongly constructed with iron pins and closed with iron chains; tahall of them; krsna-vahebearing Krsna; vasudevewhen Vasudeva; agateappeared; svayamautomatically; vyavaryantaopened wide; yathaas; tamahdarkness; ravehon the appearance of the sun; vavarsashowered rain; parjanyahthe clouds in the sky; upamsu-garjitahvery mildly resounding and raining very slightly; sesahAnanta-naga; anvagatfollowed; varishowers of rain; nivarayanstopping; phanaihby spreading His hoods.
TRANSLATION
By the influence of Yogamaya, all the doorkeepers fell fast asleep, their senses unable to work, and the other inhabitants of the house also fell deeply asleep. When the sun rises, the darkness automatically disappears; similarly, when Vasudeva appeared, the closed doors, which were strongly pinned with iron and locked with iron chains, opened automatically. Since the clouds in the sky were mildly thundering and showering, Ananta-naga, an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, followed Vasudeva, beginning from the door, with hoods expanded to protect Vasudeva and the transcendental child.
PURPORT
Sesa-naga is an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead whose business is to serve the Lord with all necessary paraphernalia. When Vasudeva was carrying the child, Sesa-naga came to serve the Lord and protect Him from the mild showers of rain.

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