SB 10.34.29

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

SB 10.34.28

SB 10.34.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 29

sa vīkṣya tāv anuprāptau
kāla-mṛtyū ivodvijan
viṣṛjya strī-janaṁ mūḍhaḥ
prādravaj jīvitecchayā

SYNONYMS

saḥ—he, Śaṅkhacūḍa; vīkṣya—seeing; tau—the two; anuprāptau—approached; kāla-mṛtyū—Time and Death; iva—as; udvijan—becoming anxious; visṛjya—leaving aside; strī-janam—the women; mūḍhaḥ—confused; prādravat—ran away; jīvita—his life; icchayā—with the desire of preserving.

TRANSLATION

When Śaṅkhacūḍa saw the two of Them coming toward him like the personified forces of Time and Death, he was filled with anxiety. Confused, he abandoned the women and fled for his life.