SB 10.54.35
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 35
- cailena baddhvā tam asādhu-kārīṇaṁ
- sa-śmaśru-keśaṁ pravapan vyarūpayat
- tāvan mamarduḥ para-sainyam adbhutaṁ
- yadu-pravīrā nalinīṁ yathā gajāḥ
SYNONYMS
cailena — with a strip of cloth; baddhvā — tying up; tam — him; asādhu-kāriṇam — the evil-doer; sa-śmaśru-keśam — leaving some of his mustache and hair remaining; pravapan — by shaving him; vyarūpayat — made him disfigured; tāvat — by then; mamarduḥ — they had crushed; para — opposing; sainyam — the army; adbhutam — extraordinary; yadu-pravīrāḥ — the heroes of the Yadu dynasty; nalinīm — a lotus flower; yathā — as; gajāḥ — elephants.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Lord Kṛṣṇa tied up the evil-doer with a strip of cloth. He then proceeded to disfigure Rukmī by comically shaving him, leaving parts of his mustache and hair. By that time the Yadu heroes had crushed the extraordinary army of their opponents, just as elephants crush a lotus flower.
PURPORT
Lord Kṛṣṇa used His same sharp sword to give the wicked Rukmī a peculiar haircut.