so 'pi bhasmī-kṛto nūnam
ÄtmÄ«yenaiva pÄpmanÄ
anantaraá¹ bhavÄn Å›rÄ«mÄn
laká¹£ito 'mitra-Å›Äsanaḥ

 saḥ api - that very person; bhasmÄ«-ká¹›taḥ - turned to ashes; nÅ«nam - indeed; ÄtmÄ«yena - by his own; eva - only; pÄpmanÄ - sinful karma; anantaram - immediately following; bhavÄn - Your good self; Å›rÄ«mÄn - glorious; laká¹£itaḥ - observed; amitra - of enemies; Å›Äsanaḥ - the chastiser.


Text

The man who woke me was burned to ashes by the reaction of his sins. Just then I saw You, possessing a glorious appearance and the power to chastise Your enemies.

Purport

KÄlayavana had declared himself the enemy of ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa and the Yadu dynasty. Through Mucukunda, ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa destroyed the opposition of that foolish barbarian.