SB 10.18.18

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

SB 10.18.17 - SB 10.18.19

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 18

taṁ vidvān api dāśārho

bhagavān sarva-darśanaḥ

anvamodata tat-sakhyaṁ

vadhaṁ tasya vicintayan

SYNONYMS

tam — him, Pralambāsura; vidvān — knowing quite well; api — even though; dāśārhaḥ — the descendant of Daśārha; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-darśanaḥ — the omniscient; anvamodata — accepted; tat — with him; sakhyam — friendship; vadham — the killing; tasya — of him; vicintayan — meditating upon.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Since the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had appeared in the Daśārha dynasty, sees everything, He understood who the demon was. Still, the Lord pretended to accept the demon as a friend, while at the same time seriously considering how to kill him.

SB 10.18.17 - SB 10.18.19