Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 27
Trivakrā’s Transformation and the Breaking of Kaṁsa’s Bow
Mathurā-līlā Prelude
कंसस्तु धनुषो भङ्गं रक्षिणां स्वबलस्य च । वधं निशम्य गोविन्दरामविक्रीडितं परम् ॥ २६ ॥ दीर्घप्रजागरो भीतो दुर्निमित्तानि दुर्मति: । बहून्यचष्टोभयथा मृत्योर्दौत्यकराणि च ॥ २७ ॥
kaṁsas tu dhanuṣo bhaṅgaṁ rakṣiṇāṁ sva-balasya ca vadhaṁ niśamya govinda- rāma-vikrīḍitaṁ param
Nang marinig ng masamang haring Kaṁsa na sina Govinda—Śrī Kṛṣṇa at Balarāma—ay bumali ng busog at pinaslang ang kanyang mga bantay at kawal na parang laro lamang, siya’y labis na natakot. Matagal siyang hindi nakatulog, at sa gising at sa panaginip ay nakakita siya ng maraming masamang palatandaan, na wari’y mga sugo ng kamatayan.
FAQs
It describes the bow-breaking as a supreme divine pastime of Govinda and Balarāma, accompanied by the defeat of Kaṁsa’s guards and soldiers.
Because the news confirmed that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma were overwhelming his defenses and that his own forces could not stop them.
It reminds a devotee that the Lord’s power is effortless—cultivating humility, faith, and steadiness when facing intimidating obstacles.