Shloka 36
Aghāsura-vadha: The Killing and Deliverance of Aghāsura
राजन्नाजगरं चर्म शुष्कं वृन्दावनेऽद्भुतम् । व्रजौकसां बहुतिथं बभूवाक्रीडगह्वरम् ॥ ३६ ॥
rājann ājagaraṁ carma śuṣkaṁ vṛndāvane ’dbhutam vrajaukasāṁ bahu-tithaṁ babhūvākrīḍa-gahvaram
ಓ ರಾಜ ಪರಿಕ್ಷಿತನೇ! ವೃಂದಾವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಘಾಸುರನ ಅಜಗರಾಕಾರದ ದೇಹವು ಒಣಗಿ ಕೇವಲ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ಚರ್ಮವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಿತು. ಅದು ವ್ರಜವಾಸಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅದ್ಭುತವಾಗಿ ನೋಡಬಹುದಾದ ಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿ, ಬಹುಕಾಲ ಅವರ ಆಟದ ಗುಹೆಯಂತೆ ಉಳಿಯಿತು.
FAQs
It says the dried skin of the great python remained in Vṛndāvana for a long time and became a remarkable hollow used by the Vraja residents as a place for play.
Śukadeva narrates the aftermath of Kṛṣṇa’s victory—how the sign of the demon’s defeat remained visible in Vṛndāvana—highlighting the Lord’s protection and the simple, joyful life of the devotees in Vraja.
Remembering that Kṛṣṇa removes fear and turns danger into auspiciousness encourages steadiness in devotion and a lighter, more trusting heart even amid life’s threats.