SB 10.44.37
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 37
- pragṛhya keśeṣu calat-kirītaṁ
- nipātya raṅgopari tuṅga-mañcāt
- tasyopariṣṭāt svayam abja-nābhaḥ
- papāta viśvāśraya ātma-tantraḥ
SYNONYMS
pragṛhya—grabbing; keśeṣu—by the hair; calat—knocking off; kirīṭam—whose crown; nipātya—throwing down; raṅga-upari—onto the surface of the wrestling ring; tuṅga—high; mañcāt—from the platform; tasya—of him; upariṣṭāt—on top; svayam—Himself; abja-nābhaḥ—the lotus-naveled Supreme Lord; papāta—threw; viśva—of the entire universe; āśrayaḥ—the support; ātma-tantraḥ—independent.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Grabbing Kaṁsa by the hair and knocking off his crown, the lotus-naveled Lord threw him off the elevated dais onto the wrestling mat. Then the independent Lord, the support of the entire universe, threw Himself upon the King.
PURPORT
In Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrīla Prabhupāda describes the death of Kaṁsa as follows: "Kṛṣṇa at once straddled his chest and began to strike him over and over again. Simply from the strokes of His fist, Kaṁsa lost his vital force."