Shloka 43

Kirmīra-rākṣasa-saṃgamaḥ (Encounter and Slaying of Kirmīra) | किर्मीरेण सह भीमसेनसमागमः

Devanagari script

यानि कर्माणि देव त्वं बाल एव महाबल: । कृतवान्‌ पुण्डरीकाक्ष बलदेवसहायवान्‌ | कैलासभवने चापि ब्राह्मुणैन्यवस: सह

Transliteration

yāni karmāṇi deva tvaṁ bāla eva mahābalaḥ | kṛtavān puṇḍarīkākṣa baladeva-sahāyavān | kailāsa-bhavane cāpi brāhmaṇaiḥ nyavasaḥ saha ||

Translation

Arjuna thưa: “Hỡi đấng thiêng liêng, dù còn thơ ấu, hỡi bậc đại lực, Ngài đã làm nên bao công hạnh. Hỡi đấng mắt như hoa sen, được Baladeva trợ giúp, Ngài đã hoàn thành những việc ấy; và Ngài cũng từng ngụ trong cung điện Kailāsa cùng các Bà-la-môn.”

Word by Word

यानिwhich (deeds)

कर्माणिdeeds, actions

देवO lord

त्वम्you

बालःa boy, young

एवindeed, even

महाबलःmighty-strong

कृतवान्did, performed

पुण्डरीकाक्षO lotus-eyed one

बलदेवwith Baladeva

सहायवान्having as helper, aided

कैलासon Kailāsa

भवनेin the abode/house

चand

अपिalso, even

ब्राह्मुणाby/with a Brahmin

एन्यवसःyou dwelt, you stayed

सहtogether with

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Kṛṣṇa (Puṇḍarīkākṣa, Deva)

Baladeva

Kailāsa

Brāhmaṇas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames greatness as grounded in righteous action and sacred association: the Lord’s extraordinary deeds are recalled alongside his companionship with Baladeva and his dwelling among Brahmins, highlighting strength guided by dharma and reverence for spiritual communities.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna addresses Kṛṣṇa with reverent epithets, recalling earlier exploits performed even in childhood, noting Baladeva’s support, and mentioning Kṛṣṇa’s stay in the abode of Kailāsa with Brahmins—setting a tone of remembrance and inquiry into divine history.