Shloka 1
The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa
श्री बादरायणिरुवाच अथ तर्ह्यागतो गोष्ठमरिष्टो वृषभासुर: । महींमहाककुत्काय: कम्पयन्खुरविक्षताम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī bādarāyaṇir uvāca atha tarhy āgato goṣṭham ariṣṭo vṛṣabhāsuraḥ mahīm mahā-kakut-kāyaḥ kampayan khura-vikṣatām
ശ്രീബാദരായണി (ശുകദേവൻ) പറഞ്ഞു—അപ്പോൾ അരിഷ്ടൻ എന്ന വൃഷഭാസുരൻ ഗോപഗ്രാമത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നു. വലിയ കൂമ്പുള്ള കാളയുടെ രൂപം ധരിച്ചു, കുളമ്പുകളാൽ ഭൂമിയെ കീറിക്കൊണ്ട് ഭൂമിയെ നടുക്കിച്ചു।
According to the Śrī Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Ariṣṭāsura entered Kṛṣṇa’s village at twilight, as the Lord prepared to dance with the gopīs:
FAQs
Ariṣṭāsura is a powerful asura who comes in the form of a bull to terrorize the cowherd community of Vraja; this verse introduces his arrival in Canto 10, Chapter 36.
The scene is the goṣṭha (cowherd settlement) in Vraja, where Śukadeva describes the sudden approach of Ariṣṭāsura, shaking the earth with his hoof-beats.
Even when danger arrives unexpectedly, the Bhagavatam teaches that the Lord’s protection over His devotees is constant—fear can be met with remembrance and steady devotion.