Shloka 10

भाण्डीरवट-क्रीडा: प्रलम्बासुरवधः, मानुष्यलीला, एक-कारण-तत्त्वम्

Devanagari script

सो ऽवगाहत निःशङ्कस् तेषां मध्यम् अमानुषः मानुषं वपुर् आस्थाय प्रलम्बो दानवोत्तमः

Transliteration

so 'vagāhata niḥśaṅkas teṣāṃ madhyam amānuṣaḥ mānuṣaṃ vapur āsthāya pralambo dānavottamaḥ

Translation

Rồi kẻ phi nhân ấy—Pralamba, bậc đứng đầu trong hàng Dānava—không chút nghi ngờ hay sợ hãi, khoác lấy hình người và len vào giữa họ.

Word by Word

सःhe

अवगाहतentered/immersed (into)

निःशङ्कःfearless, without suspicion

तेषाम्of them

मध्यम्the middle

अमानुषःnon-human

मानुषम्human

वपुःbody, form

आस्थायhaving assumed

प्रलम्बःPralamba

दानवोत्तमःthe best of the Dānavas

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Pralamba

Dānava

FAQs

What is the significance of Pralamba assuming a human form in the Vishnu Purana?

It highlights how adharma often advances through disguise and deception, yet remains ultimately powerless before Vishnu’s protecting presence in Krishna’s līlā.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the threat posed by demons in Krishna’s childhood?

He depicts them as “amānuṣa” forces entering ordinary settings, underscoring that cosmic conflict can appear within everyday life, while divine order is preserved through Vishnu’s agency.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when the verse names only the demon, the narrative presumes Vishnu-as-Krishna as the Supreme guardian whose sovereignty ensures that deceptive evil cannot prevail.