Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 11

Uddhava Recalls Kṛṣṇa’s Mission: Earth’s Burden, Royal Dharma, and the Prelude to Dvārakā’s Withdrawal

Devanagari script

शम्बरं द्विविदं बाणं मुरं बल्वलमेव च । अन्यांश्च दन्तवक्रादीनवधीत्कांश्च घातयत् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

śambaraṁ dvividaṁ bāṇaṁ muraṁ balvalam eva ca anyāṁś ca dantavakrādīn avadhīt kāṁś ca ghātayat

Translation

在商婆罗、德毗毗陀、般那、牟罗、巴尔瓦拉以及檀多伐克罗等诸多魔王之中，有些被主亲自诛灭，有些则由圣巴拉德瓦等代为诛杀。

Synonyms

• शम्बरम्: Śambara (demon)
• शम्बरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• द्विविदम्: Dvivida
• द्विविदम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विविद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बाणम्: Bāṇa
• बाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुरम्: Mura
• मुरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बल्वलम्: Balvala
• बल्वलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल्वल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधान/एवकारार्थे (emphasis/only)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यान्: others
• अन्यान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दन्तवक्रादीन्: Dantavakra and others
• दन्तवक्रादीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तवक्र + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘दन्तवक्र-आदि’ इति समाहार/गणवाचकः (Dantavakra and others)

• अवधीत्: he slew
• अवधीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; ‘अव-’ उपसर्ग

• कान्: whom/some (others)
• कान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; प्रश्न/अनिर्दिष्टवाचक-सर्वनाम (interrogative/indefinite pronoun)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• घातयत्: he caused to be slain
• घातयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिजन्त) ← हन्/घात (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

Characters & Entities

• Śambara
• Dvivida
• Bāṇa
• Mura
• Balvala
• Dantavakra

FAQs

Why does Krishna kill demons in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse highlights that the Lord removes powerful demonic forces like Śambara and Mura to protect the world from adharma and to establish righteousness, demonstrating His role as the supreme protector.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 3.3.11 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating the Lord’s deeds to King Parīkṣit, summarizing how the Lord destroyed various demons.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 3.3.11 for modern life?

The shloka teaches faith that divine order ultimately prevails—one should align with dharma and devotion, trusting that destructive tendencies (inner and outer) are overcome by the Lord’s protection.