Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 29
Jarāsandha’s Siege of Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa-Balarāma’s Victory, and the Founding of Dvārakā amid Kālayavana’s Threat
स्थित्युद्भवान्तं भुवनत्रयस्य य: समीहितेऽनन्तगुण: स्वलीलया । न तस्य चित्रं परपक्षनिग्रह- स्तथापि मर्त्यानुविधस्य वर्ण्यते ॥ २९ ॥
sthity-udbhavāntaṁ bhuvana-trayasya yaḥ samīhite ’nanta-guṇaḥ sva-līlayā na tasya citraṁ para-pakṣa-nigrahas tathāpi martyānuvidhasya varṇyate
三千世界の創造、維持、破壊を司り、無限の霊的資質を持つ彼にとって、敵対勢力を制圧することは驚くべきことではない。それでも、主が人間のように振る舞いながらそうするとき、賢者たちはその行いを称賛する。
The philosopher Aristotle once argued that the Supreme God would hardly take part in human activities, since all ordinary activities are unworthy of such a divine being. Similarly, Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, who almost certainly never read the works of Aristotle, raises a similar point. Since Śrī Kṛṣṇa creates, maintains and annihilates the entire universe, isn’t it an uninteresting mismatch when He fights against Jarāsandha?
FAQs
This verse explains that although Kṛṣṇa governs creation, maintenance, and dissolution, He still performs humanlike deeds in His līlā, and those deeds are described to help mortals relate to Him and deepen devotion.
Because Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of the three worlds with infinite qualities; for such a Supreme Being, overpowering opposing forces is effortless and therefore not surprising.
Approach Krishna-kathā as spiritually transformative: hearing His ‘humanlike’ pastimes with faith builds bhakti, humility, and trust that the Supreme can guide one through worldly conflicts.