SB 6.11.17

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Sixth Canto - Chapter 11: The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura

SB 6.11.16 - SB 6.11.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

anye 'nu ye tveha nṛ-śaṁsam ajñā

yad udyatāstrāḥ praharanti mahyam

tair bhūta-nāthān sagaṇān niśāta-

triśūla-nirbhinna-galair yajāmi

SYNONYMS

anye—others; anu—follow; ye—who; tvā—you; iha—in this connection; nṛ-śaṁsam—very cruel; ajñāḥ—persons unaware of my prowess; yat—if; udyata-astrāḥ—with their swords raised; praharanti—attack; mahyam—me; taiḥ—with those; bhūta-nāthān—to such leaders of the ghosts as Bhairava; sa-gaṇān—with their hordes; niśāta—sharpened; tri-śūla—by the trident; nirbhinna—separated or pierced; galaiḥ—having their necks; yajāmi—I shall offer sacrifices.

TRANSLATION

You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall sever their heads with this sharp trident. With those heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hordes.

SB 6.11.16 - SB 6.11.18