The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins
ताम्रोऽन्तरिक्ष: श्रवणो विभावसु- र्वसुर्नभस्वानरुणश्च सप्तम: । पीठं पुरस्कृत्य चमूपतिं मृधे भौमप्रयुक्ता निरगन् धृतायुधा: ॥ १२ ॥
tāmro ’ntarikṣaḥ śravaṇo vibhāvasur vasur nabhasvān aruṇaś ca saptamaḥ pīṭhaṁ puraskṛtya camū-patiṁ mṛdhe bhauma-prayuktā niragan dhṛtāyudhāḥ
奉鲍玛苏拉(Bhaumasura)之命,穆拉(Mura)的七个儿子——塔姆拉(Tamra)、安塔里克沙(Antariksa)、施拉瓦纳(Sravana)、维巴瓦苏(Vibhavasu)、瓦苏(Vasu)、纳巴斯万(Nabhasvan)和阿鲁纳(Aruna)——跟随他们的将军皮塔(Pitha)带着武器奔赴战场。
They are leading fighters of Bhauma (Narakāsura)—Tāmra, Antarikṣa, Śravaṇa, Vibhāvasu, Vasu, Nabhasvān, and Aruṇa—marching out under the leadership of the army commander Pīṭha.
Because Lord Kṛṣṇa had come to defeat Narakāsura and liberate those he had oppressed; Narakāsura therefore deployed his chief warriors to confront Kṛṣṇa’s forces.
Adharma often organizes itself with many “commanders” (habits, pressures, temptations); the Bhagavatam’s message is to face them steadily with the right guidance and spiritual weapons—discipline, prayer, and devotion to Kṛṣṇa.