SB 10.18.25

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

SB 10.18.24

SB 10.18.26

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 25

aviṣahyaṁ manyamānaḥ
kṛṣṇaṁ dānava-puṅgavaḥ
vahan drutataraṁ prāgād
avarohaṇataḥ param

SYNONYMS

aviṣahyam—invincible; manyamānaḥ—considering; kṛṣṇam—Lord Kṛṣṇa; dānava-puṅgavaḥ—that foremost demon; vahan—carrying; druta-taram—very quickly; prāgāt—he went off; avarohaṇataḥ param—beyond the place marked for climbing down.

TRANSLATION

Considering Lord Kṛṣṇa invincible, that foremost demon [Pralamba] quickly carried Balarāma far beyond the spot where he was supposed to put his passenger down.

PURPORT

Pralamba wanted to carry Balarāma out of Lord Kṛṣṇa's sight so that he could cruelly attack Him.