SB 10.55.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 55: The History of Pradyumna

SB 10.55.21

SB 10.55.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 22

bādhyamāno 'stra-varṣeṇa
raukmiṇeyo mahā-rathaḥ
sattvātmikāṁ mahā-vidyāṁ
sarva-māyopamardinīm

SYNONYMS

bādhyamānaḥ—harassed; astra—of weapons; varṣeṇa—by the rain; raukmiṇeyaḥ—Pradyumna, son of Rukmiṇī; mahā-rathaḥ—the powerful warrior; sattva-ātmikām—produced of the mode of goodness; mahā-vidyām—(He utilized) the mystic knowledge called Mahā-māyā; sarva—all; mayā—magic; upamardinīm—which overcomes.

TRANSLATION

Harassed by this rain of weapons, Lord Raukmiṇeya, the greatly powerful warrior, made use of the mystic science called Mahā-māyā, which was created from the mode of goodness and which could defeat all other mystic power.