Shloka 27
Utthāna Ceremony, Śakaṭa-bhañga, Tṛṇāvarta-vadha, and the Vision of the Universe in Kṛṣṇa’s Mouth
तमश्मानं मन्यमान आत्मनो गुरुमत्तया । गले गृहीत उत्स्रष्टुं नाशक्नोदद्भुतार्भकम् ॥ २७ ॥
tam aśmānaṁ manyamāna ātmano guru-mattayā gale gṛhīta utsraṣṭuṁ nāśaknod adbhutārbhakam
Wegen Kṛṣṇas Gewicht hielt Tṛṇāvarta Ihn für einen Berg oder einen Eisenklumpen; doch da Kṛṣṇa seinen Hals gepackt hatte, konnte der Dämon Ihn nicht abschütteln. So erschien ihm das Kind wunderbar: weder konnte er die Last tragen noch sie abwerfen.
Tṛṇāvarta intended to take Kṛṣṇa up in the sky and kill Him, but Kṛṣṇa enjoyed the pastime of riding on Tṛṇāvarta’s body and traveling for a while in the sky. Thus Tṛṇāvarta’s attempt to kill Kṛṣṇa failed, while Kṛṣṇa, ānanda-cinmaya-rasa-vigraha, enjoyed this pastime. Now, since Tṛṇāvarta was falling because of Kṛṣṇa’s heaviness, he wanted to save himself by throwing Kṛṣṇa off from his neck, but was unable to do so because Kṛṣṇa held him very tightly. Consequently, this would be the last time for Tṛṇāvarta’s yogic power. Now he was going to die by the arrangement of Kṛṣṇa.
FAQs
This verse states that the demon, even after grabbing Kṛṣṇa by the throat, could not cast Him off because Kṛṣṇa became so heavy that He seemed like a stone—showing the Lord’s supreme control even in childhood play.
In the Trināvarta episode (Canto 10, Chapter 7), Kṛṣṇa reveals His divine potency by becoming extremely heavy, frustrating the demon’s attempt to harm Him and ensuring the demon’s defeat.
It teaches that when one takes shelter of the Lord, destructive forces lose their power; faith and devotion help a person remain steady even when “gripped” by fear, pressure, or hostile influences.