SB 10.34.7

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 34: Nanda Mahārāja Saved and Śańkhacūḍa Slain

SB 10.34.6

SB 10.34.8

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 7

tasya cākranditaṁ śrutvā
gopālāḥ sahasotthitāḥ
grastaṁ ca dṛṣṭvā vibhrāntāḥ
sarpaṁ vivyadhur ulmukaiḥ

SYNONYMS

tasya—his; ca—and; ākranditam—the crying out; śrutvā—hearing; gopālāḥ—the cowherds; sahasā—suddenly; utthitāḥ—rising up; grastam—seized; ca—and; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; vibhrāntāḥ—disturbed; sarpam—the snake; vivyadhuḥ—they beat; ulmukaiḥ—with flaming torches.

TRANSLATION

When the cowherd men heard the cries of Nanda, they immediately rose up and saw that he was being swallowed. Distraught, they beat the serpent with blazing torches.