Shloka 13

The Killing of Keśī and Vyomāsura; Nārada’s Prophetic Praise of Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

स त्वं भूधरभूतानां दैत्यप्रमथरक्षसाम् । अवतीर्णो विनाशाय साधुनां रक्षणाय च ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

sa tvaṁ bhūdhara-bhūtānāṁ daitya-pramatha-rakṣasām avatīrṇo vināśāya sādhunāṁ rakṣaṇāya ca

Translation

Tu, esse mesmo criador, desceste agora à Terra para aniquilar os demónios Daitya, Pramatha e Rākṣasa que se fazem passar por reis, e também para proteger os piedosos.

Synonyms

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; pronoun

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; 2nd-person pronoun

• bhūdhara-bhūtānām: of the mountain-like beings
• bhūdhara-bhūtānām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūdhara + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘bhūdharāṇāṁ bhūtāni’ = beings like mountains / mountain-like beings

• daitya-pramatha-rakṣasām: of the daityas, pramathas, and rākṣasas
• daitya-pramatha-rakṣasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya + pramatha + rakṣasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti, Bahuvacana; dvandva (itaretara): daityāḥ pramathāḥ rakṣasāṁ ca

• avatīrṇaḥ: (having) descended
• avatīrṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-tṝ (धातु)
• Form: Kṛdanta: Past passive participle (क्त/ktá), Puṁliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Ekavacana; ‘having descended/incarnated’

• vināśāya: for destruction
• vināśāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vināśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Caturthī-vibhakti (Dative/4th), Ekavacana; purpose dative

• sādhūnām: of the righteous
• sādhūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti, Bahuvacana

• rakṣaṇāya: for protection
• rakṣaṇāya: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṁsakaliṅga, Caturthī-vibhakti, Ekavacana; purpose dative

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction (समुच्चय)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Daityas
• Pramathas
• Rakshasas
• Sadhus

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about why Krishna descends (avatara purpose)?

This verse states that Kṛṣṇa descends to destroy destructive demonic forces that burden the earth and to protect the sādhus (saintly devotees).

Why did the gopīs say this to Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 37?

In the Vrindavan narrative, after Kṛṣṇa’s heroic protection of Vraja from dangerous beings, the gopīs glorify Him as the divine avatāra whose mission is to protect the righteous and remove demonic threats.

Practical application of “protecting the saintly and removing negativity” in modern life?

Align with sādhus and sādhana (devotional practice), protect what is spiritually uplifting in your life, and actively remove habits and influences that harm dharma and devotion.