SB 10.58.54

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

SB 10.58.53 - SB 10.58.55

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 54

tān asyataḥ śara-vrātān

bandhu-priya-kṛd arjunaḥ

gāṇḍīvī kālayām āsa

siṁhaḥ kṣudra-mṛgān iva

SYNONYMS

tān — them; asyataḥ — throwing; śara — of arrows; vrātān — multitudes; bandhu — his friend (Lord Kṛṣṇa); priya — to please; kṛt — acting; arjunaḥ — Arjuna; gaṇḍīvī — the possessor of the bow Gāṇḍīva; kālayām āsa — drove them away; siṁhaḥ — a lion; kṣudra — insignificant; mṛgān — animals; iva — as.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Arjuna, wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow, was always eager to please his friend Kṛṣṇa, and thus he drove back those opponents, who were shooting torrents of arrows at the Lord. He did this just as a lion drives away insignificant animals.

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