Shloka 25

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s Forest Games and the Slaying of Pralamba

Devanagari script

अविषह्यं मन्यमान: कृष्णं दानवपुङ्गव: । वहन् द्रुततरं प्रागादवरोहणत: परम् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

aviṣahyaṁ manyamānaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ dānava-puṅgavaḥ vahan drutataraṁ prāgād avarohaṇataḥ param

Translation

Considering Lord Krishna invincible, that foremost demon quickly carried Balarama far beyond the spot where he was supposed to put his passenger down.

Synonyms

• अविषह्यम्: unbearable (to be endured)
• अविषह्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविषह्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √सह् (धातु) + अ- उपसर्ग/निषेध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; कृदन्त-विशेषण (यत्/तव्यत्-भावः: ‘असह्य/अविषह्य’)

• मन्यमानः: thinking/considering
• मन्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु √मन्) (शतृ/शानच् कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शानच्), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदी भावः; ‘मन्यमानः’ = ‘thinking/considering’

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• दानवपुङ्गवः: the foremost of the demons
• दानवपुङ्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव + पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘दानवानां पुङ्गवः’)

• वहन्: carrying
• वहन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु √वह्) (शतृ कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकालिक कृदन्त (शतृ), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी; ‘carrying’

• द्रुततरम्: more swiftly
• द्रुततरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb); तरप्-प्रत्यययुक्त तुलनात्मक रूप (‘more swiftly’)

• प्रागात्: went forth
• प्रागात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु √गम्)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘went/advanced’

• अवरोहणतः: from the descent/descending point
• अवरोहणतः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवरोहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) = ‘from (the act/place of) descending’

• परम्: farther/beyond
• परम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘beyond/farther’ (नपुंसक एकवचन रूपेण अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोगः)

Purport

Pralamba wanted to carry Balarāma out of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s sight so that he could cruelly attack Him.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Pralamba

FAQs

Who is the demon carrying Krishna in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.18?

In Canto 10, Chapter 18, the demon is Pralamba, who infiltrates the cowherd boys’ play and tries to abduct Kṛṣṇa (and Balarāma) by carrying Him away.

Why did Pralamba run beyond the agreed stopping point in Bhagavatam 10.18.25?

Because he found Kṛṣṇa “unbearable” to carry and feared being detected, Pralamba accelerated and went beyond the dismounting point to escape with Kṛṣṇa.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.18.25 for modern life?

Deceptive, exploitative intentions ultimately intensify one’s anxiety; staying aligned with dharma and devotion brings clarity and protection, while wrongdoing makes the heart feel “unbearable” and agitated.