Shloka 63

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

भ्रामयित्वा शतगुणं दैत्यमल्लम् अमित्रजित् भूमाव् आस्फोटयाम् आस गगने गतजीवितम्

Transliteration

bhrāmayitvā śataguṇaṃ daityamallam amitrajit bhūmāv āsphoṭayām āsa gagane gatajīvitam

Translation

Having whirled the Daitya-wrestler a hundredfold, the Conqueror of foes hurled him down upon the earth—so that, even while his body was still aloft, life had already departed from him.

Word by Word

• भ्रामयित्वा: having whirled (him) around
• भ्रामयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रम् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-प्रयोगार्थ (usage), ‘having caused to whirl/rotate’

• शतगुणम्: a hundredfold (times)
• शतगुणम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial accusative/परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (शतस्य गुणः) ‘hundredfold’

• दैत्यमल्लम्: the demon wrestler
• दैत्यमल्लम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मल्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः ‘demon-wrestler’

• अमित्रजित्: the conqueror of foes
• अमित्रजित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जि (धातु) → जित् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘amitrān jayatīti’ (enemy-conqueror)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• आस्फोटयाम्: (he) dashed/threw down violently
• आस्फोटयाम्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्-√स्फोट् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), उत्तमपुरुष?—न; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; रूपम्—आस्फोटयाम् (periphrastic perfect stem)

• आस: did/was (auxiliary)
• आस: Kriya (Auxiliary/सहायकक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सहायकक्रिया (auxiliary with periphrastic perfect)

• गगने: in the sky
• गगने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गगन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• गतजीवितम्: lifeless
• गतजीवितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम्) + जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य जीवितं गतं सः’ (lifeless)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To destroy Kaṃsa’s champions and relieve the earth of oppressive adharma, protecting the Yādavas and restoring righteous rule.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Protection of the virtuous and the re-establishment of just kingship in Mathurā

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Characters & Entities

• Krishna (Amitrajit)
• Daitya-wrestler (dait yamalla)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna being called “Amitrajit” in the Vishnu Purana?

In this verse, “Amitrajit” frames Krishna’s action not as mere athletic strength but as divine sovereignty—Vishnu’s avatara effortlessly subduing hostile, adharma-aligned forces.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the defeat of demonic opponents in Krishna’s narrative?

Parāśara presents it as lila with a moral axis: demonic strength is rendered powerless before the avatara, and the very ease of the victory signals Vishnu’s supremacy behind the human-form event.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

The verse highlights Vishnu-as-Krishna as the Supreme Reality whose will governs life and death; the foe’s life departs even before impact, underscoring transcendent control over mortal causality.