SB 10.72.31

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

SB 10.72.30

SB 10.72.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

na tvayā bhīruṇā yotsye
yudhi viklava-tejasā
mathurāṁ sva-purīṁ tyaktvā
samudraṁ śaraṇaṁ gataḥ

SYNONYMS

na—not; tvayā—with You; bhīruṇā—cowardly; yotsye—I will fight; yudhi—in battle; viklava—impaired; tejasā—whose strength; mathurām—Mathurā; sva—Your own; purīm—city; tyaktvā—leaving; samudram—to the ocean; śaraṇam—for shelter; gataḥ—gone.

TRANSLATION

"But I will not fight with You, Kṛṣṇa, for You are a coward. Your strength abandoned You in the midst of battle, and You fled Your own capital of Mathurā to take shelter in the sea.