SB 10.77.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

SB 10.77.23

SB 10.77.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

kathaṁ rāmam asambhrāntaṁ
jitvājeyaṁ surāsuraiḥ
śālvenālpīyasā nītaḥ
pitā me balavān vidhiḥ

SYNONYMS

katham—how; rāmam—Lord Balarāma; asambhrāntam—never confused; jitvā—defeating; ajeyam—undefeatable; sura—by demigods; asuraiḥ—and demons; śālvena—by Śālva; alpīyasā—very small; nītaḥ—taken; pitā—father; me—My; bala-vān—powerful; vidhiḥ—fate.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Balarāma is ever vigilant, and no demigod or demon can defeat Him. So how could this insignificant Śālva defeat Him and abduct My father? Indeed, fate is all-powerful!