Shloka 64
कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः
भूमाव् आस्फोटितस् तेन चाणूरः शतधाव्रजत् रक्तस्रावमहापङ्कां चकार स तदा भुवम्
bhūmāv āsphoṭitas tena cāṇūraḥ śatadhāvrajat raktasrāvamahāpaṅkāṃ cakāra sa tadā bhuvam
भूमाव् आस्फोटितस् तेन चाणूरः शतधाव्रजत् रक्तस्रावमहापङ्कां चकार स तदा भुवम्
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It marks the decisive collapse of Kaṃsa’s oppressive power-structure: Kṛṣṇa, as the Lord’s avatāra, publicly overturns adharma by destroying its foremost champion.
Although narrated in vivid physical detail, the episode functions theologically: Parāśara presents Kṛṣṇa’s victory as the Supreme Lord’s sovereign intervention in the world to re-establish dharma.
Kṛṣṇa’s effortless mastery over a feared wrestler underscores Viṣṇu’s supreme rulership—His avatāra acts within time and society while remaining the transcendent source of order and protection.