> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Seventy-six: The Battle Between S'âlva and the Vrishnis

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > athânyad api krishnasya

> > s'rinu karmâdbhutam nripa

> > krîdâ-nara-s'arîrasya

> > yathâ saubha-patir hatah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; atha - now; anyat - another; api - yet; krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; s'rinu - please hear; karma - deed; adbhutam - wonderful; nripa - O King; krîdâ - for playing; nara - humanlike; s'arîrasya - whose body; yathâ - how; saubha-patih - the lord of Saubha (S'âlva); hatah - killed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Now please hear, O King, another wondrous deed performed by Lord Krishna, who appeared in His humanlike body to enjoy transcendental pastimes. Hear how He killed the master of Saubha.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > s'is'upâla-sakhah s'âlvo

> > rukminy-udvâha âgatah

> > yadubhir nirjitah sankhye

> > jarâsandhâdayas tathâ

> > s'is'upâla-sakhah - a friend of S'is'upâla's; s'âlvah - named S'âlva; rukminî- udvâhe - to Rukminî's wedding; âgatah - having come; yadubhih - by the Yadus; nirjitah - defeated; sankhye - in battle; jarâsandha-âdayah - Jarâsandha and others; tathâ - as well.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'âlva was a friend of S'is'upâla's. When he attended the wedding of Rukminî, the Yadu warriors defeated him in battle, along with Jarâsandha and the other kings.

> > ******

> > TEXT 3

> > s'âlvah pratijn'âm akaroc

> > chrinvatâm sarva-bhûbhujâm

> > ayâdavâm kshmâm karishye

> > paurusham mama pas'yata

> > s'âlvah - S'âlva; pratijn'âm - a promise; akarot - made; s'rinvatâm - as they listened; sarva - all; bhû-bhujâm - the kings; ayâdavâm - devoid of Yâdavas; kshmâm - the earth; karishye - I will make; paurusham - prowess; mama - my; pas'yata - just see.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'âlva swore in the presence of all the kings: "I will rid the earth of Yâdavas. Just see my prowess!"

> > ******

> > TEXT 4

> > iti mûdhah pratijn'âya

> > devam pas'u-patim prabhum

> > ârâdhayâm âsa nripah

> > pâms'u-mushthim sakrid grasan

> > iti - with these words; mûdhah - the fool; pratijn'âya - having vowed; devam - the lord; pas'u-patim - S'iva, the protector of animallike men; prabhum - his master; âradhayâm âsa - worshiped; nripah - the King; pâms'u - of dust; mushthim - a handful; sakrit - once (daily); grasan - eating.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having thus made his vow, the foolish King proceeded to worship Lord Pas'upati [S'iva] as his deity by eating a handful of dust each day, and nothing more.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > samvatsarânte bhagavân

> > âs'u-tosha umâ-patih

> > varena cchandayâm âsa

> > s'âlvam s'aranam âgatam

> > samvatsara - of a year; ante - at the end; bhagavân - the great lord; âs'u- toshah - he who is quickly pleased; umâ-patih - the master of Umâ; varena - with a benediction; chandayâm âsa - had him choose; s'âlvam - S'âlva; s'aranam - for shelter; âgatam - approached.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The great Lord Umâpati is known as "he who is quickly pleased," yet only at the end of a year did he gratify S'âlva, who had approached him for shelter, by offering him a choice of benedictions.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > devâsura-manushyânâm

> > gandharvoraga-rakshasâm

> > abhedyam kâma-gam vavre

> > sa yânam vrishni-bhîshanam

> > deva - by demigods; asura - demons; manushyânâm - and humans; gandharva - by Gandharvas; uraga - celestial serpents; rakshasâm - and Râkshasa spirits; abhedyam - indestructible; kâma - at will; gam - traveling; vavre - chose; sah - he; yânam - a vehicle; vrishni - for the Vrishnis; bhîshanam - terrifying.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'âlva chose a vehicle that could be destroyed by neither demigods, demons, humans, Gandharvas, Uragas nor Râkshasas, that could travel anywhere he wished to go, and that would terrify the Vrishnis.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > tatheti giris'âdishtho

> > mayah para-puram-jayah

> > puram nirmâya s'âlvâya

> > prâdât saubham ayas-mayam

> > tathâ - so be it; iti - having thus said; giri-s'a - by Lord S'iva; âdishthah - ordered; mayah - Maya Dânava; para - of the enemy; puram - the cities; jayah - who conquers; puram - a city; nirmâya - constructing; s'âlvâya - to S'âlva; prâdât - he gave; saubham - named Saubha; ayah - of iron; mayam - made.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord S'iva said, "So be it." On his order, Maya Dânava, who conquers his enemies' cities, constructed a flying iron city named Saubha and presented it to S'âlva.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > sa labdhvâ kâma-gam yânam

> > tamo-dhâma durâsadam

> > yayas dvâravatîm s'âlvo

> > vairam vrishni-kritam smaran

> > sah - he; labdhvâ - obtaining; kâma-gam - moving at his will; yânam - the vehicle; tamah - of darkness; dhâma - abode; durâsadam - unapproachable; yayau - went; dvâravatîm - to Dvârakâ; s'âlvah - S'âlva; vairam - the enmity; vrishni-kritam - shown by the Vrishnis; smaran - remembering.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This unassailable vehicle was filled with darkness and could go anywhere. Upon obtaining it, S'âlva went to Dvârakâ, remembering the Vrishnis' enmity toward him.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 9 - 11

> > nirudhya senayâ s'âlvo

> > mahatyâ bharatarshabha

> > purîm babhan'jopavanân

> > udyânâni ca sarvas'ah

> > sa-gopurâni dvârâni

> > prâsâdâththâla-tolikâh

> > vihârân sa vimânâgryân

> > nipetuh s'astra-vrishthayah

> > s'ilâ-drumâs' câs'anayah

> > sarpâ âsâra-s'arkarâh

> > pracandas' cakravâto 'bhûd

> > rajasâcchâditâ dis'ah

> > nirudhya - besieging; senayâ - with an army; s'âlvah - S'âlva; mahatyâ - large; bharata-rishabha - O best of the Bharatas; purîm - the city; babhan'ja - he broke up; upavanân - the parks; udyanâni - gardens; ca - and; sarvas'ah - all around;

> > sa- gopurâni - with towers; dvârâni - and gateways; prâsâda - mansions; aththâla - observatories; tolikâh - and surrounding walls; vihârân - recreational areas; sah - he, S'âlva; vimâna - of airships; agryât - from the best; nipetuh - there fell; s'astra - of weapons; vrishthayah - torrents;

> > s'ilâ - stones; drumâh - and trees; ca - also; as'anayah - thunderbolts; sarpâh - snakes; âsâra- s'arkarâh - and hailstones; pracandah - fierce; cakravâtah - a whirlwind; abhût - arose; rajasâ - with dust; âcchâdditâh - covered; dis'ah - all the directions.

> > ******

> > TEXT 12

> > ity ardyamânâ saubhena

> > krishnasya nagarî bhris'am

> > nâbhyapadyata s'am râjams

> > tri-purena yathâ mahî

> > iti - thus; ardyamânâ - tormented; saubhena - by the airplane Saubha; krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; nagarî - the city; bhris'am - terribly; na abhyapadyata - could not have; s'am - peace; râjan - O King; tri-purena - by the three aerial cities of the demons; yathâ - as; mahî - the earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus terribly tormented by the airship Saubha, Lord Krishna's city had no peace, O King, just like the earth when it was attacked by the three aerial cities of the demons.

> > ******

> > TEXT 13

> > pradyumno bhagavân vîkshya

> > bâdhyamânâ nijâh prajâh

> > ma bhaishthety abhyadhâd vîro

> > rathârûdho mahâ-yas'âh

> > pradyumnah - Pradyumna; bhagavân - the Lord; vîkshya - seeing; bâdhyamânâh - being harassed; nijâh - His own; prajâh - subjects; mâ bhaishtha - do not fear; iti - thus; abhyadhât - addressed; vîrah - the great hero; ratha - on His chariot; ârûdhah - mounted; mahâ - immense; yas'âh - whose glory.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing His subjects so harassed, the glorious and heroic Lord Pradyumna told them, "Do not fear," and mounted His chariot.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 14 - 15

> > sâtyakis' cârudeshnas' ca

> > sâmbo 'krûrah sahânujah

> > hârdikyo bhânuvindas' ca

> > gadas' ca s'uka-sâranau

> > apare ca maheshv-âsâ

> > ratha-yûthapa-yûthapâh

> > niryayur dams'itâ guptâ

> > rathebhâs'va-padâtibhih

> > sâtyakih cârudeshnah ca - Sâtyaki and Cârudeshna; sâmbah - Sâmba; akrûrah - and Akrûra; saha - with; anujah - younger brothers; hârdikyah - Hârdikya; bhânuvindah - Bhânuvinda; ca - and; gadah - Gada; ca - and; s'uka-sâranau - S'uka and Sârana;

> > apare - others; ca - also; mahâ - eminent; ishv-âsâh - archers; ratha - of chariot (warriors); yûtha-pa - of the leaders; yûtha-pâh - the leaders; niryayuh - they went out; dams'itâh - wearing armor; guptâh - protected; ratha - by (soldiers on) chariots; ibha - elephants; as'va - and horses; padâtibhih - and by foot soldiers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The chief commanders of the chariot warriors - Sâtyaki, Cârudeshna, Sâmba, Akrûra and his younger brothers, along with Hârdikya, Bhânuvinda, Gada, S'uka and Sârana - went out of the city with many other eminent bowmen, all girded in armor and protected by contingents of soldiers riding on chariots, elephants and horses, and also by companies of infantry.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > tatah pravavrite yuddham

> > s'âlvânâm yadubhih saha

> > yathâsurânâm vibudhais

> > tumulam loma-harshanam

> > tatah - then; pravavrite - began; yuddham - a battle; s'âlvânâm - of the followers of S'âlva; yadubhih saha - with the Yadus; yathâ - just like; asurânâm - of the demons; vibudhaih - with the demigods; tumulam - tumultuous; loma- harshanam - making bodily hair stand on end.

> > TRANSLATION

> > A tumultuous, hair-raising battle then commenced between S'âlva's forces and the Yadus. It equaled the great battles between the demons and demigods.

> > ******

> > TEXT 17

> > tâs' ca saubha-pater mâyâ

> > divyâstrai rukminî-sutah

> > kshanena nâs'ayâm âsa

> > nais'am tama ivoshna-guh

> > tâh - those; ca - and; saubha-pateh - of the master of Saubha; mâyâh - the magic illusions; divya - divine; astraih - with weapons; rukminî-sutah - the son of Rukminî (Pradyumna); kshanena - in an instant; nâs'ayâm âsa - destroyed; nais'am - of the night; tamah - the darkness; iva - as; ushna - warm; guh - whose rays (the sun).

> > TRANSLATION

> > With His divine weapons Pradyumna instantly destroyed all of S'âlva's magic illusions, in the same way that the warm rays of the sun dissipate the darkness of night.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 18 - 19

> > vivyâdha pan'ca-vims'atyâ

> > svarna-punkhair ayo-mukhaih

> > s'âlvasya dhvajinî-pâlam

> > s'araih sannata-parvabhih

> > s'atenâtâdayac châlvam

> > ekaikenâsya sainikân

> > das'abhir das'abhir netrn

> > vâhanâni tribhis tribhih

> > vivyâdha - He shot; pan'ca - five; vims'atyâ - plus twenty; svarna - gold; punkhaih - whose shafts; ayah - iron; mukhaih - whose heads; s'âlvasya - of S'âlva; dhvajinî-pâlam - the commander-in-chief; s'araih - with arrows; sannata - level; parvabhih - whose joints;

> > s'atena - with one hundred; atâdayat - He struck; s'âlvam - S'âlva; eka-ekena - with one each; asya - his; sainikân - officers; das'abhih das'abhih - with ten each; netrn - the chariot drivers; vâhanâni - the carriers; tribhih tribhih - with three each.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Pradyumna's arrows all had gold shafts, iron heads and perfectly smooth joints. With twenty-five of them He struck down S'âlva's commander-in- chief [Dyumân], and with one hundred He struck S'âlva himself. Then He pierced S'âlva's officers with one arrow each, his chariot drivers with ten arrows each, and his horses and other carriers with three arrows each.

> > ******

> > TEXT 20

> > tad adbhutam mahat karma

> > pradyumnasya mahâtmanah

> > drishthvâ tam pûjayâm âsuh

> > sarve sva-para-sainikâh

> > tat - that; adbhutam - amazing; mahat - mighty; karma - feat; pradyumnasya - of Pradyumna; mahâ-âtmanah - the great personality; drishthvâ - seeing; tam - Him; pûjayâm âsuh - honored; sarve - all; sva - of His own side; para - and of the enemy side; sainikâh - the soldiers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When they saw the glorious Pradyumna perform that amazing and mighty feat, all the soldiers on both sides praised Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 21

> > bahu-rûpaika-rûpam tad

> > dris'yate na ca dris'yate

> > mâyâ-mayam maya-kritam

> > durvibhâvyam parair abhût

> > bahu - with many; rûpa - forms; eka - with one; rûpam - form; tat - that (Saubha airship); dris'yate - is seen; na - not; ca - and; dris'yate - is seen; mâyâ- mayam - magical; maya - by Maya Dânava; kritam - made; durvibhâvyam - impossible to find; paraih - by the enemy (the Yâdavas); abhût - it became.

> > TRANSLATION

> > At one moment the magic airship built by Maya Dânava appeared in many identical forms, and the next moment it was again only one. Sometimes it was visible, and sometimes not. Thus S'âlva's opponents could never be sure where it was.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > kvacid bhûmau kvacid vyomni

> > giri-mûrdhni jale kvacit

> > alâta-cakra-vad bhrâmyat

> > saubham tad duravasthitam

> > kvacit - at one moment; bhûmau - on the earth; kvacit - at one moment; vyomni - in the sky; giri - of a mountain; mûrdhni - on the top; jale - in the water; kvacit - at one moment; alâta-cakra - a whirling firebrand; vat - like; bhrâmyat - wandering; saubham - Saubha; tat - that; duravasthitam - never remaining in one place.

> > TRANSLATION

> > From one moment to the next the Saubha airship appeared on the earth, in the sky, on a mountain peak or in the water. Like a whirling, flaming baton, it never remained in any one place.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > yatra yatropalakshyeta

> > sa-saubhah saha-sainikah

> > s'âlvas tatas tato 'mun'can'

> > charân sâtvata-yûthapâh

> > yatra yatra - wherever; upalakshyeta - would appear; sa-saubhah - with Saubha; saha-sainikah - with his soldiers; s'âlvah - S'âlva; tatah tatah - in each of those locations; amun'can - they released; s'arân - their arrows; sâtvata - of the Yadus; yûtha-pâh - the chiefs of the army.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Wherever S'âlva would appear with his Saubha ship and his army, there the Yadu commanders would shoot their arrows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > s'arair agny-arka-samspars'air

> > âs'î-visha-durâsadaih

> > pîdyamâna-purânîkah

> > s'âlvo 'muhyat pareritaih

> > s'araih - by the arrows; agni - like fire; arka - and like the sun; samspars'aih - whose contact; âs'î - of a snake; visha - like the poison; durâsadaih - intolerable; pîdyamâna - distressed; pura - whose aerial city; anîkah - and whose army; s'âlvah - S'âlva; amuhyat - became bewildered; para - by the enemy; îritaih - shot.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'âlva became bewildered upon seeing his army and aerial city thus harassed by his enemy's arrows, which struck like fire and the sun and were as intolerable as snake venom.

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > s'âlvânîkapa-s'astraughair

> > vrishni-vîrâ bhris'ârditâh

> > na tatyajû ranam svam svam

> > loka-dvaya-jigîshavah

> > s'âlva - of S'âlva; anîka-pa - of the leaders of the army; s'astra - of weapons; oghaih - by floods; vrishni-vîrâh - the heroes of the Vrishni clan; bhris'a - extremely; arditâh - pained; na tatyajuh - they did not abandon; ranam - the places on the battlefield; svam svam - each their own; loka - the worlds; dvaya - two; jigîshavah - wishing to conquer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Because the heroes of the Vrishni clan were eager for victory in this world and the next, they did not abandon their assigned posts on the battlefield, even though the downpour of weapons hurled by S'âlva's commanders tormented them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > s'âlvâmâtyo dyumân nâma

> > pradyumnam prak prapîditah

> > âsâdya gadayâ maurvyâ

> > vyâhatya vyanadad balî

> > s'âlva-amâtyah - S'âlva's minister; dyumân nâma - named Dyumân; pradyumnam - Pradyumna; prâk - previously; prapîditah - hurt; âsâdya - confronting; gadayâ - with his club; maurvyâ - made of carbonized iron; vyâhatya - striking; vyanadat - roared; balî - powerful.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'âlva's minister Dyumân, previously wounded by S'rî Pradyumna, now ran up to Him and, roaring loudly, struck Him with his club of black steel.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > pradyumnam gadayâ sîrna-

> > vakshah-sthalam arim-damam

> > apovâha ranât sûto

> > dharma-vid dârukâtmajah

> > pradyumnam - Pradyumna; gadayâ - by the club; s'îrna - shattered; vakshah- sthalam - whose chest; arim - of enemies; damam - the subduer; apovâha - removed; ranât - from the battlefield; sûtah - His chariot driver; dharma - of his religious duty; vit - the expert knower; dâruka-âtmajah - the son of Dâruka (Lord Krishna's driver).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Pradyumna's driver, the son of Dâruka, thought that his valiant master's chest had been shattered by the club. Knowing well his religious duty, he removed Pradyumna from the battlefield.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > labdha-samjn'o muhûrtena

> > kârshnih sârathim abravît

> > aho asâdhv idam sûta

> > yad ranân me 'pasarpanam

> > labdha - attaining; samjn'ah - consciousness; muhûrtena - in a moment; kârshnih - the son of Lord Krishna; sârathim - to His chariot driver; abravît - said; aho - ah; asâdhu - improper; idam - this; sûta - O driver; yat - which; ranât - from the battlefield; me - My; apasarpanam - being taken away.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Quickly regaining consciousness, Lord Krishna's son Pradyumna said to His charioteer, "O driver, this is abominable - for Me to have been removed from the battlefield!

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > na yadûnâm kule jâtah

> > s'rûyate rana-vicyutah

> > vinâ mat klîba-cittena

> > sûtena prâpta-kilbishât

> > na - not; yadûnâm - of the Yadus; kule - in the family; jâtah - one who was born; s'rûyate - is heard of; rana - the battlefield; vicyutah - who abandoned; vinâ - except for; mat - Me; klîba - like that of a eunuch; cittena - whose mentality; sûtena - because of the driver; prâpta - gotten; kilbishât - stain.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Except for Me, no one born in the Yadu dynasty has ever been known to abandon the battlefield. My reputation has now been stained by a driver who thinks like a eunuch.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > kim nu vakshye 'bhisangamya

> > pitarau râma-kes'avau

> > yuddhât samyag apakrântah

> > prishthas tatrâtmanah kshamam

> > kim - what; nu - then; vakshye - will I say; abhisangamya - meeting; pitarau - with My fathers; râma-kes'avau - Balarâma and Krishna; yuddhât - from the battle; samyak - altogether; apakrântah - fled; prishthah - questioned; tatra - in that case; âtmanah - for My self; kshamam - fitting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "What will I say to My fathers, Râma and Kes'ava, when I return to Them after having simply fled the battle? What can I tell Them that will befit My honor?

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > vyaktam me kathayishyanti

> > hasantyo bhrâtri-jâmayah

> > klaibyam katham katham vîra

> > tavânyaih kathyatâm mridhe

> > vyaktam - certainly; me - My; kathayishyanti - will speak of; hasantyah - laughing; bhrâtri-jâmayah - My brothers' wives; klaibyam - unmanliness; katham - how; katham - how; vîra - O hero; tava - Your; anyaih - by Your enemies; kathyatâm - tell us; mridhe - in battle.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Certainly My sisters-in-law will laugh at Me and say, 'O hero, tell us how in the world Your enemies turned You into such a coward in battle.' "

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > sârathir uvâca

> > dharmam vijânatâyushman

> > kritam etan mayâ vibho

> > sûtah kricchra-gatam rakshed

> > rathinam sârathim rathî

> > sârathih uvâca - the driver said; dharmam - prescribed duty; vijânatâ - by one who properly understood; âyuh-man - O long-lived one; kritam - done; etat - this; mayâ - by me; vibho - O my Lord; sûtah - a driver; kricchra - into difficulty; gatam - gone; rakshet - should protect; rathinam - the master of the chariot; sârathim - his charioteer; rathî - the chariot owner.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The driver replied: O long-lived one, I have done this knowing full well my prescribed duty. O my Lord, the chariot driver must protect the master of the chariot when he is in danger, and the master must also protect his driver.

> > ******

> > TEXT 33

> > etad viditvâ tu bhavân

> > mayâpovâhito ranât

> > upasrishthah pareneti

> > mûrcchito gadayâ hatah

> > etat - this; viditvâ - knowing; tu - indeed; bhavân - You; mayâ - by me; apovâhitah - removed; ranât - from the battlefield; upasrishthah - hurt; parena - by the enemy; iti - thus thinking; mûrcchitah - unconscious; gadayâ - by his club; hatah - struck.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With this rule in mind, I removed You from the battlefield, since You had been struck unconscious by Your enemy's club and I thought You were seriously injured.

> > Back to the running text