Shloka 26
The Deliverance of Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva
Yamala-Arjuna Līlā Prelude and Culmination
इत्यन्तरेणार्जुनयो: कृष्णस्तु यमयोर्ययौ । आत्मनिर्वेशमात्रेण तिर्यग्गतमुलूखलम् ॥ २६ ॥
ity antareṇārjunayoḥ kṛṣṇas tu yamayor yayau ātma-nirveśa-mātreṇa tiryag-gatam ulūkhalam
ครั้นตรัสดังนี้แล้ว พระกฤษณะก็รีบเสด็จเข้าไประหว่างต้นอรชุนทั้งสอง และครกใหญ่ที่ผูกพระองค์ไว้ก็พลิกขวางติดอยู่ตรงกลาง
FAQs
It describes baby Kṛṣṇa entering the narrow space between the twin arjuna trees and, by that simple act, pulling the crosswise mortar through—setting up the moment that will cause the trees to fall and the cursed beings within to be delivered.
Because Mother Yaśodā had tied Him to the mortar as a loving discipline; Kṛṣṇa then turned that very binding into a divine pastime that would liberate the souls connected with the Yamala-arjuna trees.
Even apparent limitations can become instruments of grace when offered in devotion—what “binds” us can be transformed into a means of spiritual growth through remembrance and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.