Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 33
Kṛṣṇa Leads Kālayavana to Mucukunda; The Yavana Is Burned; Mucukunda’s Prayers and Boon of Bhakti
सोऽपि भस्मीकृतो नूनमात्मीयेनैव पाप्मना । अनन्तरं भवान् श्रीमाल्ँ लक्षितोऽमित्रशासन: ॥ ३३ ॥
so ’pi bhasmī-kṛto nūnam ātmīyenaiva pāpmanā anantaraṁ bhavān śrīmāḻ lakṣito ’mitra-śāsanaḥ
唤醒我的那人，必因自身罪业的反应而化为灰烬。随即我见到你——相貌庄严辉耀，具惩伏仇敌之威能。
Kālayavana had declared himself the enemy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the Yadu dynasty. Through Mucukunda, Śrī Kṛṣṇa destroyed the opposition of that foolish barbarian.
FAQs
It states that the enemy is burned to ashes by his own sin—his downfall is presented as the natural result of pāpa, while the Lord’s presence reveals Him as the true chastiser of evil.
After Kalayavana is destroyed, Mucukunda understands the event as both karmic retribution for the aggressor and a revelation of Krishna’s divine power, so he addresses Krishna as the glorious subduer of enemies.
It encourages personal responsibility for one’s actions (karma) and faith that righteousness ultimately prevails—aligning life with dharma and devotion rather than hostility and sin.