Shloka 32
Kṛṣṇa Kills Dantavakra; Balarāma’s Pilgrimage and the Slaying of Romaharṣaṇa
अजानतैवाचरितस्त्वया ब्रह्मवधो यथा । योगेश्वरस्य भवतो नाम्नायोऽपि नियामक: ॥ ३१ ॥ यद्येतद् ब्रह्महत्याया: पावनं लोकपावन । चरिष्यति भवाँल्लोकसङ्ग्रहोऽनन्यचोदित: ॥ ३२ ॥
ajānataivācaritas tvayā brahma-vadho yathā yogeśvarasya bhavato nāmnāyo ’pi niyāmakaḥ
Mataste um brāhmaṇa sem saber. É claro que nem mesmo as injunções das escrituras reveladas podem ditar ordens a Ti, o Senhor de todo o poder místico. Mas se, por Tua própria vontade, realizares a purificação prescrita para esta morte de um brāhmaṇa, ó purificador de todo o mundo, as pessoas em geral beneficiarão grandemente com o Teu exemplo.
FAQs
This verse states that Kṛṣṇa is Yogēśvara, and even Vedic injunctions are under His control—so His actions are never bound by ordinary karmic law, even if they resemble it outwardly.
In the narrative context, Arjuna addresses the appearance of a grave act—killing connected with brāhmaṇa status—affirming that although it may look like brahmahatyā, Kṛṣṇa remains the supreme controller who regulates dharma itself.
Do not imitate divine prerogatives; instead, respect dharma and scriptural guidance, while understanding that God’s actions operate on a transcendental level beyond ordinary moral accounting.