SB 10.43.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

SB 10.43.35

SB 10.43.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

tan niśamyābravīt kṛṣṇo
deśa-kālocitaṁ vacaḥ
niyuddham ātmano 'bhīṣṭaṁ
manyamāno 'bhinandya ca

SYNONYMS

tat—that; niśamya—hearing; abravīt—spoke; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; deśa—for the place; kāla—and time; ucitam—appropriate; vacaḥ—words; niyuddham—wrestling; ātmanaḥ—to Himself; abhīṣṭam—desirable; manyamānaḥ—considering; abhinandya—welcoming; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who liked to wrestle and welcomed the challenge, replied with words appropriate to the time and place.