Shloka 48
The Greatness of Hari’s Janmāṣṭamī (Jayantī) Vow
कंसो हसंतीं तां दृष्ट्वा विद्युत्स्फुरितलोचनाम् । आदिदेशासुरश्रेष्ठो जहि नीत्वा शिलोपरि
kaṃso hasaṃtīṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā vidyutsphuritalocanām | ādideśāsuraśreṣṭho jahi nītvā śilopari
Al verla reír, con los ojos fulgurantes como relámpagos, Kaṃsa—el más excelso de los asuras—ordenó: «Llevadla y matadla sobre una piedra».
Narrator (contextual narration describing Kaṃsa’s command)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: city
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कंसो→कंसः; आदिदेशासुरश्रेष्ठो→आदिदेश असुरश्रेष्ठः; शिलोपरि→शिला उपरि
FAQs
Kaṃsa is the one issuing the order. He commands that she be taken and killed upon a stone.
It conveys intense energy and a striking, fearlessly vivid presence—highlighting her extraordinary nature in contrast to Kaṃsa’s violent intent.
The verse underscores how fear and tyranny can drive cruelty; it implicitly warns against adharma expressed as violence toward the vulnerable.