SB 8.21.15

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eight Canto, Chapter 21: Bali Mahārāja Arrested by the Lord

SB 8.21.14

SB 8.21.16

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 15

tān abhidravato dṛṣṭvā
ditijānīkapān nṛpa
prahasyānucarā viṣṇoḥ
pratyaṣedhann udāyudhāḥ

SYNONYMS

tān—them; abhidravataḥ—thus going forward; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; ditija-anīka-pān—the soldiers of the demons; nṛpa—O King; prahasya—smiling; anucarāḥ—the associates; viṣṇoḥ—of Lord Viṣṇu; pratyaṣedhan—forbade; udāyudhāḥ—taking up their weapons.

TRANSLATION

O King, when the associates of Lord Viṣṇu saw the soldiers of the demons coming forward in violence, they smiled. Taking up their weapons, they forbade the demons to continue their attempt.