Shloka 22

The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

भो भो निशम्यतामेतद् वीरचाणूरमुष्टिकौ । नन्दव्रजे किलासाते सुतावानकदुन्दुभे: ॥ २२ ॥ रामकृष्णौ ततो मह्यं मृत्यु: किल निदर्शित: । भवद्‌भ्यामिह सम्प्राप्तौ हन्येतां मल्ललीलया ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

bho bho niśamyatām etad vīra-cāṇūra-muṣṭikau nanda-vraje kilāsāte sutāv ānakadundubheḥ

Translation

ดูก่อนจาณูระและมุษฏิกะผู้กล้าหาญ จงฟังเถิด พระรามและพระกฤษณะ บุตรของวาสุเทพ อาศัยอยู่ในหมู่บ้านของนันทะ มีคำทำนายว่าเด็กชายสองคนนี้จะเป็นสาเหตุแห่งความตายของข้า เมื่อพวกเขานำตัวมาที่นี่ จงสังหารเสียโดยอ้างการประลองมวยปล้ำ

Synonyms

भोhey!

निशम्यताम्let (this) be heard

एतत्this

वीरचाणूरमुष्टिकौthe heroes Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika

नन्दव्रजेin Nanda’s Vraja

किलindeed/they say

आसातेare (present)/stay

सुतौtwo sons

आनकदुन्दुभेःof Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

Characters & Entities

Cāṇūra

Muṣṭika

Nanda

Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kaṁsa calling Krishna the son of Ānakadundubhi?

In this verse Kaṁsa identifies the two boys as the sons of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva), acknowledging Krishna and Balarama’s true lineage even while they are living in Nanda’s Vraja.

Why did Kaṁsa speak to Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika about Krishna and Balarama?

Kaṁsa is directing his champion wrestlers to take note of the two brothers’ presence and prepare to confront them in the arena as part of his plot.

Practical application: what does this verse teach about fear and control?

Kaṁsa’s anxious plotting shows how fear drives manipulation; devotion encourages the opposite—trust in God and ethical action rather than control through violence.