Shloka 26

गोवर्धनोत्तरविस्मयः, रासलीलाप्रसङ्गः, तथा सर्वव्याप्तिवेदान्तोपदेशः

Devanagari script

दुष्ट कालिय तिष्ठात्र कृष्णो ऽहम् इति चापरा बाहुम् आस्फोट्य कृष्णस्य लीलासर्वस्वम् आददे

Transliteration

duṣṭa kāliya tiṣṭhātra kṛṣṇo 'ham iti cāparā bāhum āsphoṭya kṛṣṇasya līlāsarvasvam ādade

Translation

別の者は叫んだ。「邪なるカーリヤよ、そこに立て！」――まるで「わたしがクリシュナだ」と告げるかのように腕を鳴らして挑み、クリシュナの戯れの主権、その精髄を奪い取った。

Word by Word

दुष्टwicked

कालियO Kāliya

तिष्ठstand; stop

अत्रhere

कृष्णःKrishna

अहम्I

इतिthus

चand

अपराanother (gopī)

बाहुम्(her) arm

आस्फोट्यhaving snapped/clapped

कृष्णस्यof Krishna

लीलासर्वस्वम्the whole essence of (his) play; all of his playful manner

आददेshe took up/assumed

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Devotional

Quality: narrative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: He subdues threats like Kāliya and, in later recollection, His devotees reenact that protective valor as part of līlā-smaraṇa.

Leela: Loka-rakshana

Dharma Restored: Protects Vraja and purifies the Yamunā from poisonous oppression, restoring safety and auspiciousness.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Madhurya

Characters & Entities

Krishna

Kaliya

FAQs

What is the significance of Kāliya in the Vishnu Purana?

Kāliya represents toxic, disruptive adharma; his confrontation frames Krishna’s effortless sovereignty in restoring cosmic and moral order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain Krishna’s power in this episode?

Through narrative lila: even a challenge framed as “I am Krishna” highlights that true divine mastery cannot be imitated—Krishna alone is the source of the ‘essence’ of such play.

What is the theological importance of Krishna here?

Krishna is portrayed not merely as a heroic figure but as the Supreme Lord whose lila expresses absolute control over forces of chaos and poison—affirming Vaishnava supremacy.