SB 10.55.24

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 55: The History of Pradyumna

SB 10.55.23

SB 10.55.25

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 24

niśātam asim udyamya
sa-kirīṭaṁ sa-kuṇḍalam
śambarasya śiraḥ kāyāt
tāmra-śmaśrv ojasāharat

SYNONYMS

niśātam—sharp-edged; asim—His sword; udyamya—raising; sa—with; kirīṭam—helmet; sa—with; kuṇḍalam—earrings; śambarasya—of Śambara; śiraḥ—the head; kāyāt—from his body; tāmra—copper-colored; śmaśru—whose mustache; ojasā—with force; aharat—He removed.

TRANSLATION

Drawing His sharp-edged sword, Pradyumna forcefully cut off Śambara's head, complete with red mustache, helmet and earrings.