The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins
त्रिशूलमुद्यम्य सुदुर्निरीक्षणो युगान्तसूर्यानलरोचिरुल्बण: । ग्रसंस्त्रिलोकीमिव पञ्चभिर्मुखै- रभ्यद्रवत्तार्क्ष्यसुतं यथोरग: ॥ ७ ॥
tri-śūlam udyamya su-durnirīkṣaṇo yugānta-sūryānala-rocir ulbaṇaḥ grasaṁs tri-lokīm iva pañcabhir mukhair abhyadravat tārkṣya-sutaṁ yathoragaḥ
穆拉闪耀着如同末世烈日般令人目盲的可怕光芒,仿佛要用他的五张嘴吞噬三界。他举起三叉戟,像一条发起攻击的毒蛇一样扑向塔克沙之子迦楼罗。
This verse depicts an enemy as blazing like the end-of-age sun and fire, charging with a trident and five faces, showing how formidable such antagonists appear within Krishna’s līlā.
Śukadeva describes the attacker rushing toward “Tārkṣya’s son,” i.e., Garuḍa’s offspring, highlighting the intensity of the confrontation against Krishna’s divine associates.
Even when danger appears overwhelming—“as if swallowing the three worlds”—a devotee remembers that such threats are temporary and that divine shelter and steady faith are stronger than fear.