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

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

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.