Shloka 31
Kṛṣṇa Slays Kuvalayāpīḍa and Enters Kaṁsa’s Wrestling Arena
जनेष्वेवं ब्रुवाणेषु तूर्येषु निनदत्सु च । कृष्णरामौ समाभाष्य चाणूरो वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ ३१ ॥
janeṣv evaṁ bruvāṇeṣu tūryeṣu ninadatsu ca kṛṣṇa-rāmau samābhāṣya cāṇūro vākyam abravīt
एवं जनेषु ब्रुवाणेषु तूर्येषु निनदत्सु च, कृष्णरामौ समाभाष्य चाणूरो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
Cāṇūra could not tolerate that the audience was praising Kṛṣṇa so highly. Therefore he had to say something to the two brothers.
FAQs
In the Mathurā arena, while the crowd comments and the instruments play, the wrestler Cāṇūra formally addresses Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, preparing to speak to them before the contest.
As Kaṁsa’s champion wrestler, Cāṇūra approaches them publicly to initiate the confrontation, setting the stage for the wrestling match central to this chapter’s narrative.
Even amid noise, pressure, and public spectacle, Kṛṣṇa remains steady—devotees can remember the Lord’s calm presence and keep inner focus on bhakti in challenging environments.