SB 10.61.29
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 29
- śataṁ sahasram ayutaṁ
- rāmas tatrādade paṇam
- taṁ tu rukmy ajayat tatra
- kāliṅgaḥ prāhasad balam
- dantān sandarśayann uccair
- nāmṛṣyat tad dhalāyudhaḥ
SYNONYMS
śatam—one hundred; sahasram—one thousand; ayatam—ten thousand; rāmaḥ—Lord Balarāma; tatra—in that (match); ādade—accepted; paṇam—wager; tam—that; tu—but; rukmī—Rukmī; ajayat—won; tatra—thereupon; kāliṅgaḥ—the King of Kaliṅga; prāhasat—laughed loudly; balam—at Lord Balarāma; dantān—his teeth; sandarśayan—showing; uccaiḥ—openly; na amṛṣyat—did not forgive; tat—this; hala-āyudhaḥ—Balarāma, the carrier of the plow weapon.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
In that match Lord Balarāma first accepted a wager of one hundred coins, then one thousand, then ten thousand. Rukmī won this first round, and the King of Kaliṅga laughed loudly at Lord Balarāma, showing all his teeth. Lord Balarāma could not tolerate this.
PURPORT
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that the wagers consisted of gold coins. Lord Balarāma inwardly became quite angry when He saw the gross offense of the King of Kaliṅga.