Shloka 41

Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti

Devanagari script

कालनेमिर्हत: कंस: प्रलम्बाद्याश्च सद्‌‌द्विष: । अयं च यवनो दग्धो राजंस्ते तिग्मचक्षुषा ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

kālanemir hataḥ kaṁsaḥ pralambādyāś ca sad-dviṣaḥ ayaṁ ca yavano dagdho rājaṁs te tigma-cakṣuṣā

Translation

เราฆ่ากาลเนมิที่มาเกิดเป็นกังสะ รวมทั้งปรลัมพะและศัตรูของผู้มีธรรมทั้งหลายแล้ว บัดนี้ ข้าแต่พระราชา ยวนนผู้นี้ถูกเผาเป็นเถ้าด้วยสายตาอันคมกล้าของท่าน

Synonyms

• कालनेमिः: Kālanemi
• कालनेमिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कालनेमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• हतः: killed
• हतः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण, predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक (past passive participle)

• कंसः: Kaṁsa
• कंसः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रलम्ब-आद्याः: those beginning with Pralamba
• प्रलम्ब-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pralambaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām = those beginning with Pralamba)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध, connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सत्-द्विषः: haters of the righteous
• सत्-द्विषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विष् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (satām dviṣaḥ = haters of the good/saints)

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• यवनः: the Yavana (foreigner)
• यवनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृ-समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध, possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• तिग्म-चक्षुषा: by (your) sharp glance/eye
• तिग्म-चक्षुषा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिग्म (प्रातिपदिक) + चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (tigmaṃ cakṣuḥ = sharp eye)

Characters & Entities

• Kālanemi
• Kaṁsa
• Pralamba
• Kālayavana
• Mucukunda

FAQs

Who is the Yavana burned by a piercing glance in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.51?

The Yavana refers to Kālayavana, who is burned to ashes when he looks upon King Mucukunda, whose awakened gaze carries the power of a boon.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī list demons like Kālanemi, Kaṁsa, and Pralamba here?

He is emphasizing the ongoing pattern of the Lord’s protection of dharma—Krishna systematically removes those who are hostile to the saintly and oppressive to the world.

What is a practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.51.41 for modern life?

Trust that divine protection works in many ways—sometimes directly, sometimes through unexpected instruments—so remain aligned with righteousness and devotion rather than fear.