Shloka 42

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers

The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode

Devanagari script

यस्त्वां विसृजते मर्त्य आत्मानं प्रियमीश्वरम् । विपर्ययेन्द्रियार्थार्थं विषमत्त्यमृतं त्यजन् ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

yas tvāṁ visṛjate martya ātmānaṁ priyam īśvaram viparyayendriyārthārthaṁ viṣam atty amṛtaṁ tyajan

Translation

มรรตย์ผู้ใดละทิ้งพระองค์—อาตมันแท้ เพื่อนผู้เป็นที่รักยิ่ง และพระผู้เป็นเจ้า—เพื่อวัตถุแห่งอินทรีย์อันตรงข้ามกับความจริง ผู้นั้นละทิ้งน้ำอมฤตแล้วดื่มยาพิษ

Synonyms

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• विसृजते: abandons, gives up
• विसृजते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मर्त्यः: a mortal
• मर्त्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• आत्मानम्: the self
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: dear
• प्रियम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ātmānam)

• ईश्वरम्: the Lord
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समानाधिकरण—आत्मानम् (apposition)

• विपर्यय-इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-अर्थम्: for the sake of distorted sense-objects
• विपर्यय-इन्द्रिय-अर्थ-अर्थम्: Hetu/Purpose (हेतु/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपर्यय (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासार्थः—‘विपर्ययेन इन्द्रियार्थानाम् अर्थम्’ (for the sake of perverted sense-objects)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अत्ति: eats
• अत्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अमृतम्: nectar, immortality
• अमृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• त्यजन्: while abandoning
• त्यजन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) → त्यजत् (शतृ-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; यः/मर्त्यः इत्यस्य विशेषण

Purport

The person described above is pitiable because he rejects that which is actually dear, the Lord, and accepts that which is not dear and is ungodly: temporary sense gratification, which leads to suffering and bewilderment.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about sense gratification being like poison?

This verse states that turning away from Kṛṣṇa to pursue sense-objects is a ‘viparyaya’ (reversal of true interest): one gives up amṛta (nectar) and consumes viṣa (poison), meaning the soul chooses suffering over spiritual life.

Why did Lord Shiva say this to Lord Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 63?

In the context of the Bāṇāsura episode, Śiva offers prayers to Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging Him as the dearmost Self and Supreme Lord, and emphasizing that rejecting Kṛṣṇa for worldly desires is self-destructive.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

Treat devotion and remembrance of God as the primary goal, and keep sense pursuits subordinate—choose habits that nourish the soul (bhakti, prayer, satsanga) rather than compulsions that increase anxiety and bondage.