SB 10.88.36

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 88: Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura

SB 10.88.35

SB 10.88.37

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 36

athāpatad bhinna-śirāḥ
vajrāhata iva kṣaṇāt
jaya-śabdo namaḥ-śabdaḥ
sādhu-śabdo 'bhavad divi

SYNONYMS

atha—then; apatat—he fell down; bhinna—shattered; śirāḥ—his head; vajra-by a lightning bolt; āhataḥ—struck; iva—as if; kṣaṇāt—in a fraction of a second; jaya—"victory!"; śabdaḥ—the sound; namaḥ—"homage!"; śabdaḥ—the sound; sādhu—"well done!"; śabdaḥ-the sound; abhavat—happened; divi—in the sky.

TRANSLATION

Instantly his head shattered as if struck by a lightning bolt, and the demon fell down dead. From the sky were heard cries of "Victory!" "Obeisances!" and "Well done!"