Shloka 1
Śālva Attacks Dvārakā; Pradyumna Leads the Defense
Saubha-vimāna and Māyā-yuddha
श्रीशुक उवाच अथान्यदपि कृष्णस्य शृणु कर्माद्भुतं नृप । क्रीडानरशरीरस्य यथा सौभपतिर्हत: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca athānyad api kṛṣṇasya śṛṇu karmādbhutaṁ nṛpa krīḍā-nara-śarīrasya yathā saubha-patir hataḥ
ശ്രീശുകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ നൃപാ, ലീലാർത്ഥം മനുഷ്യസദൃശ ദേഹം ധരിച്ച ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണന്റെ മറ്റൊരു അത്ഭുതകർമ്മം കേൾക്കുക; സൌഭപതിയെ അവൻ എങ്ങനെ വധിച്ചുവെന്ന് കേൾക്കുക।
FAQs
This verse describes Kṛṣṇa as krīḍā-nara-śarīra—He manifests a human-like form for His divine pastimes, while His deeds remain extraordinary and worship-worthy.
Śukadeva is continuing Krishna-kathā for Parīkṣit, introducing the next episode—Kṛṣṇa’s slaying of Śālva, the master of Saubha—as another astonishing divine act to be heard with devotion.
Regularly hearing and reflecting on Kṛṣṇa’s līlā builds faith, steadies the mind, and redirects attention from fear and distraction toward devotion and inner strength.