SB 10.44.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 44: The Killing of Kaḿsa

SB 10.44.35 - SB 10.44.37

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 36

taṁ khaḍga-pāṇiṁ vicarantam āśu

śyenaṁ yathā dakṣiṇa-savyam ambare

samagrahīd durviṣahogra-tejā

yathoragaṁ tārkṣya-sutaḥ prasahya

SYNONYMS

tam — him, Kaṁsa; khaḍga — with sword; pāṇim — in his hand; vicarantam — moving about; āśu — quickly; śyenam — a hawk; yathā — like; dakṣiṇa-savyam — right and left; ambare — in the sky; samagrahīt — seized; durviṣaha — irresistible; ugra — and fearsome; tejāḥ — whose strength; yathā — as; uragam — a snake; tārkṣya-sutaḥ — the son of Tārkṣya, Garuḍa; prasahya — by force.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Sword in hand, Kaṁsa moved quickly from side to side like a hawk in the sky. But Lord Kṛṣṇa, whose fearsome strength is irresistible, powerfully seized the demon just as the son of Tārkṣya might capture a snake.

SB 10.44.35 - SB 10.44.37