Shloka 14
The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins
तान् पीठमुख्याननयद् यमक्षयं निकृत्तशीर्षोरुभुजाङ्घ्रिवर्मण: । स्वानीकपानच्युतचक्रसायकै- स्तथा निरस्तान् नरको धरासुत: । निरीक्ष्य दुर्मर्षण आस्रवन्मदै- र्गजै: पयोधिप्रभवैर्निराक्रमात् ॥ १४ ॥
tān pīṭha-mukhyān anayad yama-kṣayaṁ nikṛtta-śīrṣoru-bhujāṅghri-varmaṇaḥ svānīka-pān acyuta-cakra-sāyakais tathā nirastān narako dharā-sutaḥ nirīkṣya durmarṣaṇa āsravan-madair gajaiḥ payodhi-prabhavair nirākramāt
Le Seigneur trancha les têtes, les cuisses, les bras, les jambes et les armures de ces adversaires menés par Pitha et les envoya tous dans la demeure de Yamaraja. Narakasura, le fils de la terre, ne put contenir sa fureur en voyant le sort de ses chefs militaires. Il sortit donc de la citadelle avec des éléphants nés de l'Océan de Lait qui exsudaient du mada de leur front sous l'effet de l'excitation.
FAQs
This verse describes Narakāsura being overwhelmed as Kṛṣṇa’s forces strike down his foremost warriors with the Lord’s discus and arrows, showing the inevitable defeat of adharma under divine protection.
After seeing his leading fighters destroyed, Narakāsura—unable to tolerate defeat—launched a counterattack using powerful rutting elephants said to have arisen from the ocean.
When arrogance and cruelty face truth and righteousness, they eventually collapse; the verse encourages steadiness in dharma and faith that divine order ultimately prevails.