Shloka 8
Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers
The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode
कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णाभ्यां बलेन सह संयुग: । साम्बस्य बाणपुत्रेण बाणेन सह सात्यके: ॥ ८ ॥
kumbhāṇḍa-kūpakarṇābhyāṁ balena saha saṁyugaḥ sāmbasya bāṇa-putreṇa bāṇena saha sātyakeḥ
বলৰামে কুম্ভাণ্ড আৰু কূপকৰ্ণৰ সৈতে যুদ্ধ কৰিলে; সাম্বে বাণৰ পুত্ৰৰ সৈতে; আৰু সাত্যকিয়ে বাণৰ সৈতে যুদ্ধ কৰিলে।
FAQs
This verse lists the pairings: Balarāma fights Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa, Sāmba fights Bāṇa’s son, and Sātyaki fights Bāṇa.
In the Bāṇāsura episode, Kṛṣṇa’s allies engage the demon’s forces; Sātyaki, as a foremost Yādava warrior, confronts Bāṇa directly as the battle unfolds.
Devotional life includes steadfast duty: each devotee serves according to capacity, cooperating in Kṛṣṇa’s mission with courage, discipline, and loyalty.