Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 26

Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

Devanagari script

प्रलम्बो धेनुकोऽरिष्टस्तृणावर्तो बकादय: । दैत्या: सुरासुरजितो हता येनेह लीलया ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

pralambo dhenuko ’riṣṭas tṛṇāvarto bakādayaḥ daityāḥ surāsura-jito hatā yeneha līlayā

Translation

ໃນວຣິນດາວັນນີ້ ພຣະກຣິດສະນະ ແລະ ພຣະບະລະຣາມ ໄດ້ທຳລາຍອະສູນຢ່າງ ປຣະລັມບະ, ທເຫນຸກະ, ອະຣິສຕະ, ຕຣິນາວັຣຕະ, ບະກະ ແລະອື່ນໆ—ຜູ້ເຄີຍຊະນະທັງເທວະແລະອະສູນ—ດ້ວຍຄວາມເບົາບາງດຸດລີລາ

Synonyms

• pralambaḥ: Pralamba
• pralambaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pralamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• dhenukaḥ: Dhenuka
• dhenukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhenuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• ariṣṭaḥ: Ariṣṭa
• ariṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• tṛṇāvartaḥ: Tṛṇāvarta
• tṛṇāvartaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṇa + āvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative name); पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• baka-ādayaḥ: Baka and others
• baka-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: बकः आदिः येषाम् (baka and others); पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• daityāḥ: demons (Daityas)
• daityāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• surāsura-jitaḥ: conqueror of gods and demons
• surāsura-jitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sura + asura + jita (कृदन्त; √ji धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: सुरासुरान् जितः (conqueror of gods and demons); भूतकृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular), विशेषण of (kṛṣṇaḥ implied)

• hatāḥ: were killed
• hatāḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hata (कृदन्त; √han धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग (masc), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (plural); passive sense ‘were slain’

• yena: by whom
• yena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक (contextual), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (here)

• līlayā: by play/sport
• līlayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: līlā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (fem), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Pralamba
• Dhenuka
• Ariṣṭa
• Tṛṇāvarta
• Bakāsura

FAQs

Which demons did Krishna kill in Vrindavan according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse lists Pralamba, Dhenuka, Ariṣṭa, Tṛṇāvarta, Bakā, and other Daityas as demons slain by Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Vraja.

Why does Srimad Bhagavatam call Krishna’s demon-killing ‘līlā’?

Because Kṛṣṇa’s acts are not driven by necessity or struggle; even defeating mighty beings is effortless for Him and is performed as a divine pastime while protecting His devotees.

Practical application: what does Krishna’s protection in Vraja teach modern devotees?

To cultivate trust that sincere devotion is protected by the Lord’s grace, and to face obstacles with remembrance of Kṛṣṇa’s power and benevolence rather than fear.