Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.77.26
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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janitā
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the begetter
Agent noun from √jan — "he who begets." Vasudeva is named as janitā precisely because Śālva is trying to weaponize the parental bond. Gauḍīyas note Bhagavān's eternal play of being janita-, of allowing Himself to be "begotten."
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yat-artham iha jīvasi
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for whose sake You live here
Phrase: yat-artham (for whose purpose) + iha (in this world) + jīvasi (You live). The demon's thesis is that Kṛṣṇa's life depends on His father's — a doctrinal absurdity. Bhagavān is svayam-jīvana, the source of jīvana itself; vita is from Him, not He from it.
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bāliśa
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weakling, child
Vocative — "O child, O fool." The same word used for spiritually immature jīvas in Bhāgavatam. The demon reverses cosmic order: the Supreme is being called "child" by the toy-flyer. Comedy and pathos in one vocative.
I will kill your father who gave birth (janita) to you while you watch.
Here is the person who produced you (not the person who fed you). To create great lamentation he explains Kṛṣṇa’s relationship with his father: for him you live. As a good son, you should give up your life for him. I will kill him while you watch (te vīkṣataḥ). O fool! You do not know my power. His words have another meaning. This is not your father (ajānitā, atātaḥ) on account of whom you show your strength (artham) to me. While you see my trick with curiosity I will kill this form for I am capable (īśaḥ) of doing this. The word cet is used for emphasis. A similar example is found in the following sentence with yadi. dhatte padaṁ tvam avitā yadi vighna-mūrdhni: the devotee is able to step over the head of whatever obstacle the devatās place before him. (SB 11.4.10) O lord who can reduce fools like me (bāliśa)! Deliver me from saṁsāra since you are completely independent (īśa).
- Where do taunts in my life draw me into reacting before checking?
- What grounding practice gives me the pause I need?
"Here is Your father, the one for whose sake You are even alive in this world — I will kill him before You. Save him if You can, weakling!" The demon's taunt aims at the deepest fiber of the role Kṛṣṇa has accepted: He pretends to be a son, so Śālva pretends to threaten a father.
My note
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