Shloka 19
The Killing of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, and Kaṁsa; Liberation and Restoration of Dharma in Mathurā
तैस्तैर्नियुद्धविधिभिर्विविधैरच्युतेतरौ । युयुधाते यथान्योन्यं तथैव बलमुष्टिकौ ॥ १९ ॥
tais tair niyuddha-vidhibhir vividhair acyutetarau yuyudhāte yathānyonyaṁ tathaiva bala-muṣṭikau
اچ्युत کے بھائی بلرام اور مُشتک نے کشتی کے گوناگوں طریقے دکھاتے ہوئے، جیسے شری کرشن اپنے حریف سے لڑ رہے تھے، ویسے ہی آپس میں مقابلہ کیا۔
FAQs
This verse describes Kṛṣṇa and His opponent engaging in many regulated wrestling techniques, while Balarāma simultaneously fights Muṣṭika—showing the Lord’s mastery within human-like līlā while preparing to remove the forces of adharma.
Acyuta means “the infallible one”—even while participating in a worldly contest like wrestling, Kṛṣṇa never deviates from His divine purpose of protecting the righteous and defeating the wicked.
The verse encourages disciplined effort and courage: face challenges with proper method and steadiness, remembering that dharma is upheld through determined, skillful action aligned with higher purpose.