Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 7

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers

The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode

Devanagari script

आसीत्सुतुमुलं युद्धमद्भ‍ुतं रोमहर्षणम् । कृष्णशङ्करयो राजन् प्रद्युम्नगुहयोरपि ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

āsīt su-tumulaṁ yuddham adbhutaṁ roma-harṣaṇam kṛṣṇa-śaṅkarayo rājan pradyumna-guhayor api

Translation

大王啊，随即爆发了一场惊人而喧腾、令人毛发悚然的大战：主克里希纳对阵主商羯罗，普拉丢姆那对阵古诃（迦尔蒂凯亚）。

Synonyms

• आसीत्: there was
• आसीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सुतुमुलम्: very tumultuous
• सुतुमुलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + तुमुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with युद्धम्)

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful / astonishing
• अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (agreeing with युद्धम्)

• रोमहर्षणम्: hair-raising
• रोमहर्षणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोम (प्रातिपदिक) + हर्षण (√हृष् धातु, णिच्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (causing hair to bristle)

• कृष्णशङ्करयोः: of Kṛṣṇa and Śaṅkara
• कृष्णशङ्करयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + शङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (of Kṛṣṇa and Śaṅkara)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (vocative), एकवचन

• प्रद्युम्नगुहयोः: of Pradyumna and Guha
• प्रद्युम्नगुहयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रद्युम्न (प्रातिपदिक) + गुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (of Pradyumna and Guha)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव (also/even)

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Pradyumna
• Guha (Kārttikeya/Skanda)
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the battle between Krishna and Shiva?

In Bhagavatam 10.63.7, Śukadeva describes a wondrous, thunderous, hair-raising battle occurring between Kṛṣṇa and Śiva during the Bāṇāsura episode.

Why is King Parikshit addressed as 'Rājan' in this verse?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit; the address “O King” marks the direct, respectful storytelling frame of the Bhagavatam dialogue.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Even when events appear intense and overwhelming, the Bhagavatam invites the devotee to remember the Lord’s supreme guidance and remain steady in faith while hearing His līlā.