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
বলরাম কুম্ভাণ্ড ও কূপকর্ণের সঙ্গে যুদ্ধ করলেন, সাম্ব যুদ্ধ করলেন বাণের পুত্রের সঙ্গে, আর সাত্যকি যুদ্ধ করলেন স্বয়ং বাণের সঙ্গে।
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.