Shloka 2
The Killing of Keśī and Vyomāsura; Nārada’s Prophetic Praise of Kṛṣṇa
श्रीशुक उवाच केशी तु कंसप्रहित: खुरैर्महीं महाहयो निर्जरयन् मनोजव: । सटावधूताभ्रविमानसङ्कुलं कुर्वन् नभो हेषितभीषिताखिल: ॥ १ ॥ तं त्रासयन्तं भगवान् स्वगोकुलं तद्धेषितैर्वालविघूर्णिताम्बुदम् । आत्मानमाजौ मृगयन्तमग्रणी- रुपाह्वयत् स व्यनदन्मृगेन्द्रवत् ॥ २ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca keśī tu kaṁsa-prahitaḥ khurair mahīṁ mahā-hayo nirjarayan mano-javaḥ saṭāvadhūtābhra-vimāna-saṅkulaṁ kurvan nabho heṣita-bhīṣitākhilaḥ
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The demon Keśī, sent by Kaṁsa, appeared in Vraja in the form of a mighty horse. Racing with the speed of the mind, he tore up the earth with his hooves; the shaking of his mane scattered the clouds and the demigods’ vimānas across the sky, and his dreadful neighing terrified all. As he harassed Gokula and churned the clouds with his neighs and the whirl of his tail, the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa called him to battle; Keśī roared like a lion.
When the Supreme Personality of Godhead saw how the demon was frightening His village of Gokula by neighing terribly and shaking the clouds with his tail, the Lord came forward to meet him. Keśī was searching for Kṛṣṇa to fight, so when the Lord stood before him and challenged him to approach, the horse responded by roaring like a lion.
FAQs
Keśī is a horse-shaped demon sent by Kaṁsa to kill Kṛṣṇa; he came to Gokula to terrorize the residents and search out Kṛṣṇa in battle.
It shows Kṛṣṇa as Bhagavān who personally protects His devotees in Gokula, fearlessly confronting threats that terrify everyone else.
When fear and chaos arise, remember that God is the protector of those who take shelter; respond with steadiness, prayer, and trust rather than panic.