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.”