Shloka 74
कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः
केशेष्व् आकृष्य विगलत्किरीटम् अवनीतले कंसं स पातयाम् आस तस्योपरि पपात च
keśeṣv ākṛṣya vigalatkirīṭam avanītale kaṃsaṃ sa pātayām āsa tasyopari papāta ca
ಅವನು ಕಂಸನನ್ನು ಕೂದಲಿನಿಂದ ಎಳೆದು ಹಿಡಿದಾಗ ಅವನ ಕಿರೀಟ ಜಾರಿತು. ನಂತರ ಕಂಸನನ್ನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬೀಳಿಸಿ, ತಾನೂ ಅವನ ಮೇಲೆಯೇ ಬಿದ್ದನು।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It dramatizes the decisive reversal of tyrannical power: the usurper is publicly humbled, and dharma is restored through the Lord’s direct intervention.
Parāśara narrates the event to Maitreya as a culmination of Krishna’s avatāra purpose—ending oppression and fulfilling the cosmic order that Vishnu upholds.
The verse presents the avatāra as the Supreme Lord acting in time: not merely heroic force, but divine sovereignty that protects the righteous and re-establishes universal order.