Shloka 10
Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti
नन्वसौ दूरमानीय शेते मामिह साधुवत् । इति मत्वाच्युतं मूढस्तं पदा समताडयत् ॥ १० ॥
nanv asau dūram ānīya śete mām iha sādhu-vat iti matvācyutaṁ mūḍhas taṁ padā samatāḍayat
“Setelah membawa aku sejauh ini, kini dia berbaring di sini seperti seorang suci!” fikirnya. Menyangka orang yang tidur itu ialah Acyuta Śrī Kṛṣṇa, si bodoh menendangnya sekuat tenaga.
FAQs
This verse shows how delusion can make one disrespect the Lord; such offense leads to immediate spiritual and material ruin, because Krishna is not an ordinary person to be treated casually.
Mistaking Krishna for an ordinary man who had “brought him far” and then lay down nearby, Kalayavana became proud and bewildered, and in arrogance he kicked the Lord.
Do not judge sacred persons or divine matters through arrogance or haste; cultivate humility and careful discernment, because disrespect born of pride destroys one’s own good fortune.