Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 49

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers

The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode

Devanagari script

चत्वारोऽस्य भुजा: शिष्टा भविष्यत्यजरामर: । पार्षदमुख्यो भवतो न कुतश्चिद्भ‍योऽसुर: ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

catvāro ’sya bhujāḥ śiṣṭā bhaviṣyaty ajarāmaraḥ pārṣada-mukhyo bhavato na kutaścid-bhayo ’suraḥ

Translation

ਇਸ ਦੀਆਂ ਚਾਰ ਬਾਂਹਾਂ ਬਚੀਆਂ ਰਹਿਣਗੀਆਂ; ਇਹ ਬੁਢਾਪੇ ਤੇ ਮੌਤ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਇਹ ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਪਾਰਸ਼ਦ ਬਣ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰੇਗਾ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਅਸੁਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਪਾਸੋਂ ਡਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਹੇਗਾ।

Synonyms

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: catvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘भुजाः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भुजाः: arms
• भुजाः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhuja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शिष्टाः: remain, are left
• शिष्टाः: Kriya (क्रिया; predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śiṣṭa (कृदन्त; √śiṣ/शिष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘left/remained’

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अजर-अमरः: ageless and immortal
• अजर-अमरः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajara + amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (co-ordinate: non-aging and deathless), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• पार्षद-मुख्यः: chief among attendants
• पार्षद-मुख्यः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārṣada + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (पार्षदानां मुख्यम्/मुख्यः), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवतः: of you
• भवतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भवद्-शब्द, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• कुतश्चित्: from anywhere, at all
• कुतश्चित्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kutaścit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चित-प्रश्न/निदर्शन (from anywhere/at all)

• भयः: fearful / fear
• भयः: Karta (कर्ता; predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘असुरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण/विधेय

• असुरः: the asura
• असुरः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Lord Śiva
• Lord Kṛṣṇa
• Bāṇāsura

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Bāṇāsura’s fate after fighting Kṛṣṇa?

This verse states that despite being an asura, Bāṇāsura is blessed to remain four-armed, become ageless and deathless, and attain the status of a foremost attendant—free from fear in all directions.

Why did Lord Śiva speak in favor of Bāṇāsura to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

In the narrative of Canto 10, Chapter 63, Śiva intercedes after the battle, asking Kṛṣṇa to spare Bāṇa and grant him a higher destiny; this verse expresses the resulting benediction and protection.

What is the practical lesson of “fearlessness” (abhaya) from this shloka?

True fearlessness is shown as coming from divine shelter: when one is brought under the Lord’s protection and service, anxiety about all directions and outcomes is removed.