Shloka 2

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers

The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode

Devanagari script

नारदात्तदुपाकर्ण्य वार्तां बद्धस्य कर्म च । प्रययु: शोणितपुरं वृष्णय: कृष्णदैवता: ॥ २ ॥

Transliteration

nāradāt tad upākarṇya vārtāṁ baddhasya karma ca prayayuḥ śoṇita-puraṁ vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-daivatāḥ

Translation

从那罗陀处听闻阿尼鲁陀的事迹以及他被缚的消息后，那些以圣奎师那为自身本尊的弗利什尼族人便前往首尼陀城（Śoṇitapura）。

Synonyms

• nāradāt: from Nārada
• nāradāt: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (object of upākarṇya: ‘that’)

• upākarṇya: having heard
• upākarṇya: Kriya-hetu (क्रियाहेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa-ā-√kṛ/√karṇ? (धातु) → upa-ā-√śru/√karṇ (श्रवणार्थ)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) from उपाकर्णयति (causative of √śru/√karṇ ‘to hear’): ‘having heard’

• vārtām: the news
• vārtām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vārtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• baddhasya: of the bound (one)
• baddhasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bandh (धातु) → baddha (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त) used adjectivally; पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karma: the deed/act
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• prayayuḥ: set out/went
• prayayuḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• śoṇita-puram: to Śoṇitapura
• śoṇita-puram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śoṇita + pura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vṛṣṇayaḥ: the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• kṛṣṇa-daivatāḥ: whose deity is Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇa-daivatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + daivata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘येषां दैवतं कृष्णः’

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Aniruddha
• Vṛṣṇis
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

Why did the Vṛṣṇis go to Śoṇitapura in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.63?

They went after hearing from Nārada that Aniruddha had been captured, and they set out to address the situation and rescue him under Kṛṣṇa’s leadership.

What does the term kṛṣṇa-daivatāḥ mean in Bhagavatam 10.63.2?

It means “those whose Deity is Kṛṣṇa”—the Vṛṣṇis are described as devotees who regard Kṛṣṇa as their supreme Lord and guiding refuge.

How can this verse be applied in modern devotional life?

It teaches that devotees should respond to crises by seeking reliable spiritual guidance, staying united with sādhus and devotees, and taking purposeful action centered on the Lord.