Shloka 19
Śakaṭa-bhañjana, Naming by Garga, Dāmodara and Yamala-arjuna, and the Move to Vṛndāvana
भग्नस्कन्धौ निपतितौ भग्नशाखौ महीतले नवोद्गताल्पदन्तांशुसितहासं च बालकम् तयोर् मध्यगतं बद्धं दाम्ना गाढं तथोदरे
bhagnaskandhau nipatitau bhagnaśākhau mahītale navodgatālpadantāṃśusitahāsaṃ ca bālakam tayor madhyagataṃ baddhaṃ dāmnā gāḍhaṃ tathodare
দুই গাছের কাণ্ড ভেঙে পড়ে ছিল, ভাঙা ডালপালা মাটিতে ছড়িয়ে। আর তাদের মাঝখানে ছিল এক ছোট্ট শিশু—দুধ-সাদা হাসিতে উজ্জ্বল, নতুন ওঠা দাঁত রশ্মির মতো ঝলমল—তবু তার কোমরে দড়ি শক্ত করে বাঁধা।
Sage Parashara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
The fallen, shattered trees frame the moment of divine intervention: Krishna is seen between them, indicating that the event is not random destruction but a purposeful act within Vishnu’s lila, commonly understood as leading to deliverance and revelation of divine power.
Parashara narrates the striking contrast: the child appears innocent and radiant, yet is tightly bound at the belly—highlighting the paradox of the Supreme (Vishnu as Krishna) appearing within human-like constraints while remaining the ultimate controller of events.
The verse underscores Vishnu’s supremacy expressed through lila: even when appearing as a child subject to binding, the divine presence governs outcomes, supporting Vaishnava readings where the Supreme Reality engages the world to uplift beings and reveal dharma through narrative.