Shloka 22
The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha
कृष्ण कृष्ण महाबाहो पिता ते पितृवत्सल । बद्ध्वापनीत: शाल्वेन सौनिकेन यथा पशु: ॥ २२ ॥
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-bāho pitā te pitṛ-vatsala baddhvāpanītaḥ śālvena saunikena yathā paśuḥ
[Người ấy nói:] “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, hỡi bậc Đại Hùng Tý, Đấng hết lòng hiếu kính song thân! Śālva đã trói phụ vương của Ngài và lôi đi như kẻ đồ tể dắt con vật đến chỗ giết.”
FAQs
This verse shows how powerful illusion can appear—Śālva’s māyā fabricates distressing news to shake one’s mind—yet Kṛṣṇa remains the master of māyā and ultimately exposes it.
Śālva employed a deceptive display and a false message to unsettle Kṛṣṇa emotionally—targeting His affection for Vasudeva—hoping Kṛṣṇa would act in confusion rather than clear intelligence.
Pause before reacting to fear-based information, verify truth through reliable sources (scripture, sādhus, and sound reasoning), and keep steady devotion—so emotions don’t override discernment.