Shloka 25
The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā
कृष्णमुष्टिविनिष्पातनिष्पिष्टाङ्गोरुबन्धन: । क्षीणसत्त्व: स्विन्नगात्रस्तमाहातीव विस्मित: ॥ २५ ॥
kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi-viniṣpāta niṣpiṣṭāṅgoru bandhanaḥ kṣīṇa-sattvaḥ svinna-gātras tam āhātīva vismitaḥ
クリシュナ主の拳の打撃で隆起した筋肉は打ちのめされ、力は衰え、手足は汗まみれになり、ジャンバヴァンは非常に驚いて、ついに主に話しかけました。
FAQs
This verse shows an opponent utterly overpowered—crushed by Kṛṣṇa’s blows, bound, exhausted, and left astonished—highlighting Kṛṣṇa’s supreme, effortless potency.
Because after being decisively restrained and drained of strength, he recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary power and speaks in stunned wonder at what he has experienced.
It reminds a seeker to replace ego with humility—when confronted by a power beyond one’s control, one can pause, reflect, and turn toward reverence rather than stubborn pride.