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

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> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Thirty-four: Nanda Mahârâja Saved and S'ankhacûda Slain

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ekadâ deva-yâtrâyâm

> > gopâlâ jâta-kautukâh

> > anobhir anadud-yuktaih

> > prayayus te 'mbikâ-vanam

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; ekadâ - once; deva - (to worship) the demigod, Lord S'iva; yatrâyâm - on a trip; gopâlâh - the cowherd men; jâta- kautukâh - eager; anobhih - with wagons; anadut - to oxen; yuktaih - yoked; prayayuh - went forth; te - they; ambikâ-vanam - to the Ambikâ forest.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: One day the cowherd men, eager to take a trip to worship Lord S'iva, traveled by bullock carts to the Ambikâ forest.

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> > TEXT 2

> > tatra snâtvâ sarasvatyâm

> > devam pas'u-patim vibhum

> > ânarcur arhanair bhaktyâ

> > devîm ca nripate 'mbikâm

> > tatra - there; snâtvâ - bathing; sarasvatyâm - in the river Sarasvatî; devam - the demigod; pas'u-patim - Lord S'iva; vibhum - the powerful; ânarcuh - they worshiped; arhanaih - with paraphernalia; bhaktyâ - devotedly; devîm - the goddess; ca - and; nri-pate - O King; ambikâm - Ambikâ.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, after arriving there, they bathed in the Sarasvatî and then devotedly worshiped with various paraphernalia the powerful Lord Pas'upati and his consort, goddess Ambikâ.

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> > TEXT 3

> > gâvo hiranyam vâsâmsi

> > madhu madhv-annam âdritâh

> > brâhmanebhyo daduh sarve

> > devo nah prîyatâm iti

> > gâvah - cows; hiranyam - gold; vâsâmsi - clothing; madhu - sweet-tasting; madhu - mixed with honey; annam - grains; âdritâh - respectfully; brâhmanebhyah - to the brâhmanas; daduh - they gave; sarve - all of them; devah - the lord; nah - with us; prîyatâm - may be pleased; iti - thus praying.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The cowherd men gave the brâhmanas gifts of cows, gold, clothing and cooked grains mixed with honey. Then the cowherds prayed, "May the lord be pleased with us."

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> > TEXT 4

> > ûshuh sarasvatî-tîre

> > jalam prâs'ya yata-vratâh

> > rajanîm tâm mahâ-bhâgâ

> > nanda-sunandakâdayah

> > ûshuh - they stayed; sarasvatî-tîre - on the bank of the Sarasvatî; jalam - water; prâs'ya - subsisting on; yata-vratâh - taking strict vows; rajanîm - the night; tâm - that; mahâ-bhâgâh - the greatly fortunate ones; nanda-sunandaka- âdayah - Nanda, Sunanda and the others.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvatî, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.

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> > TEXT 5

> > kas'cin mahân ahis tasmin

> > vipine 'ti-bubhukshitah

> > yadricchayâgato nandam

> > s'ayânam ura-go 'grasît

> > kas'cit - a certain; mahân - great; ahih - snake; tasmin - in that; vipine - area of the forest; ati-bubhukshitah - extremely hungry; yadricchayâ - by chance; âgatah - came there; nandam - Nanda Mahârâja; s'ayânam - who was lying asleep; ura- gah - moving on his belly; agrasît - swallowed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > During the night a huge and extremely hungry snake appeared in that thicket. Slithering on his belly up to the sleeping Nanda Mahârâja, the snake began swallowing him.

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> > TEXT 6

> > sa cukros'âhinâ grastah

> > krishna krishna mahân ayam

> > sarpo mâm grasate tâta

> > prapannam parimocaya

> > sah - he, Nanda Mahârâja; cukros'a - shouted; ahinâ - by the snake; grastah - seized; krishna krishna - O Krishna, Krishna; mahân - large; ayam - this; sarpah - serpent; mâm - me; grasate - is swallowing; tâta - my dear boy; prapannam - who is surrendered; parimocaya - please deliver.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the clutches of the snake, Nanda Mahârâja cried out, "Krishna, Krishna, my dear boy! This huge serpent is swallowing me! Please save me, who am surrendered to You!"

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> > TEXT 7

> > tasya câkranditam s'rutvâ

> > gopâlâh sahasotthitâh

> > grastam ca drishthvâ vibhrântâh

> > sarpam vivyadhur ulmukaih

> > tasya - his; ca - and; âkranditam - the crying out; s'rutvâ - hearing; gopâlâh - the cowherds; sahasâ - suddenly; utthitâh - rising up; grastam - seized; ca - and; drishthvâ - seeing; vibhrântâh - disturbed; sarpam - the snake; vivyadhuh - they beat; ulmukaih - with flaming torches.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the cowherd men heard the cries of Nanda, they immediately rose up and saw that he was being swallowed. Distraught, they beat the serpent with blazing torches.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > alâtair dahyamâno 'pi

> > nâmun'cat tam urangamah

> > tam aspris'at padâbhyetya

> > bhagavân sâtvatâm patih

> > alâtaih - by the firebrands; dahyamânah - being burned; api - although; na amun'cat - did not release; tam - him; urangamah - the snake; tam - that snake; aspris'at - touched; padâ - with His foot; abhyetya - coming; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; sâtvatâm - of the devotees; patih - the master.

> > TRANSLATION

> > But even though the firebrands were burning him, the serpent would not release Nanda Mahârâja. Then the Supreme Lord Krishna, master of His devotees, came to the spot and touched the snake with His foot.

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> > TEXT 9

> > sa vai bhagavatah s'rîmat

> > pâda-spars'a-hatâs'ubhah

> > bheje sarpa-vapur hitvâ

> > rûpam vidyâdharârcitam

> > sah - he; vai - indeed; bhagavatah - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; s'rî- mat - divine; pâda - of the foot; spars'a - by the touch; hata - destroyed; as'ubhah - all inauspiciousness; bheje - assumed; sarpa-vapuh - his snake body; hitvâ - giving up; rûpam - a form; vidyâdhara - by the Vidyâdharas; arcitam - worshiped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The snake had all his sinful reactions destroyed by the touch of the Supreme Lord's divine foot, and thus he gave up his serpent body and appeared in the form of a worshipable Vidyâdhara.

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> > TEXT 10

> > tam apricchad dhrishîkes'ah

> > pranatam samavasthitam

> > dîpyamânena vapushâ

> > purusham hema-mâlinam

> > tam - from him; apricchat - inquired; hrishîkes'ah - the Supreme Lord Hrishîkes'a; pranatam - who was offering obeisances; samavasthitam - standing before Him; dîpyamânena - brilliantly shining; vapushâ - with his body; purusham - the personality; hema - golden; mâlinam - wearing necklaces.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord Hrishîkes'a then questioned this personality, who was standing before Him with his head bowed, his brilliantly effulgent body bedecked with golden necklaces.

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> > TEXT 11

> > ko bhavân parayâ lakshmyâ

> > rocate 'dbhuta-dars'anah

> > katham jugupsitâm etâm

> > gatim vâ prâpito 'vas'ah

> > kah - who; bhavân - your good self; parayâ - with great; lakshmyâ - beauty; rocate - shine; adbhuta - wonderful; dars'anah - to see; katham - why; yugupsitâm - terrible; etâm - this; gatim - destination; vâ - and; prâpitah - made to assume; avas'ah - beyond your control.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Lord Krishna said:] My dear sir, you appear so wonderful, glowing with such great beauty. Who are you? And who forced you to assume this terrible body of a snake?

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> > TEXTS 12 - 13

> > sarpa uvâca

> > aham vidyâdharah kas'cit

> > sudars'ana iti s'rutah

> > s'riyâ svarûpa-sampattyâ

> > vimânenâcaran dis'ah

> > rishîn virûpângirasah

> > prâhasam rûpa-darpitah

> > tair imâm prâpito yonim

> > pralabdhaih svena pâpmanâ

> > sarpah uvâca - the serpent said; aham - I; vidyâdharah - a Vidyâdhara; kas'cit - certain; sudars'anah - Sudars'ana; iti - thus; s'rutah - well known; s'riyâ - with opulence; svarûpa - of my personal form; sampattyâ - with the asset; vimânena - in my airplane; âcaran - wandering; dis'ah - the directions;

> > rishîn - sages; virûpa - deformed; ângirasah - of the disciplic succession of Ângirâ Muni; prâhasam - I ridiculed; rûpa - because of beauty; darpitah - overly conceited; taih - by them; imâm - this; prâpitah - made to assume; yonim - the birth; pralabdhaih - who were laughed at; svena - because of my own; pâpmanâ - sinful action.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The serpent replied: I am the well-known Vidyâdhara named Sudars'ana. I was very opulent and beautiful, and I used to wander freely in all directions in my airplane. Once I saw some homely sages of the lineage of Angirâ Muni. Proud of my beauty, I ridiculed them, and because of my sin they made me assume this lowly form.

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> > TEXT 14

> > s'âpo me 'nugrahâyaiva

> > kritas taih karunâtmabhih

> > yad aham loka-gurunâ

> > padâ sprishtho hatâs'ubhah

> > s'âpah - the curse; me - my; anugrahâya - for the benediction; eva - certainly; kritah - created; taih - by them; karuna-âtmabhih - who are merciful by nature; yat - since; aham - I; loka - of all the worlds; gurunâ - by the spiritual master; padâ - with His foot; sprishthah - touched; hata - destroyed; as'ubhah - all inauspiciousness.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It was actually for my benefit that those merciful sages cursed me, since now I have been touched by the foot of the supreme spiritual master of all the worlds and have thus been relieved of all inauspiciousness.

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> > TEXT 15

> > tam tvâham bhava-bhîtânâm

> > prapannânâm bhayâpaham

> > âpricche s'âpa-nirmuktah

> > pâda-spars'âd amîva-han

> > tam - that same person; tvâ - You; aham - I; bhava - of material existence; bhîtânâm - for those who are afraid; prapannânâm - who are surrendered; bhaya - of fear; apaham - the remover; âpricche - I request permission; s'âpa - from the curse; nirmuktah - freed; pâda-spars'ât - by the touch of Your foot; amîva - of all distress; han - O destroyer.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My Lord, You destroy all fear for those who, fearing this material world, take shelter of You. By the touch of Your feet I am now freed from the curse of the sages. O destroyer of distress, please let me return to my planet.

> > ******

> > TEXT 16

> > prapanno 'smi mahâ-yogin

> > mahâ-purusha sat-pate

> > anujânîhi mâm deva

> > sarva-lokes'vares'vara

> > prapannah - surrendered; asmi - I am; mahâ-yogin - O greatest of all possessors of mystic power; mahâ-purusha - O greatest of all personalities; sat-pate - O master of the devotees; anujânîhi - please order; mâm - me; deva - O God; sarva - of all; loka - of the worlds; îs'vara - of the controllers; îs'vara - O supreme controller.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O master of mystic power, O great personality, O Lord of the devotees, I surrender to You. Please command me as You will, O supreme God, Lord of all lords of the universe.

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> > TEXT 17

> > brahma-dandâd vimukto 'ham

> > sadyas te 'cyuta dars'anât

> > yan-nâma grihnann akhilân

> > s'rotrn âtmânam eva ca

> > sadyah punâti kim bhûyas

> > tasya sprishthah padâ hi te

> > brahma - of the brâhmanas; dandât - from the punishment; vimuktah - freed; aham - I am; sadyah - immediately; te - You; acyuta - O infallible Lord; dars'anât - by seeing; yat - whose; nâma - name; grihnan - chanting; akhilân - all; s'rotrn - hearers; âtmânam - oneself; eva - indeed; ca - also; sadyah - immediately; punâti - purifies; kim bhûyah - what more, then; tasya - His; sprishthah - touched; padâ - by the foot; hi - indeed; te - Your.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O infallible one, I was immediately freed from the brâhmanas' punishment simply by seeing You. Anyone who chants Your name purifies all who hear his chanting, as well as himself. How much more beneficial, then, is the touch of Your lotus feet?

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> > TEXT 18

> > ity anujn'âpya dâs'ârham

> > parikramyâbhivandya ca

> > sudars'ano divam yâtah

> > kricchrân nandas' ca mocitah

> > iti - thus; anujn'âpya - taking permission; dâs'ârham - from Lord Krishna; parikramya - circumambulating; abhivandya - offering obeisances; ca - and; sudars'anah - Sudars'ana; divam - to heaven; yâtah - went; kricchrât - from his difficulty; nandah - Nanda Mahârâja; ca - also; mocitah - was delivered.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus receiving the permission of Lord Krishna, the demigod Sudars'ana circumambulated Him, bowed down to offer Him homage and then returned to his heavenly planet. Nanda Mahârâja was thus delivered from peril.

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> > TEXT 19

> > nis'âmya krishnasya tad âtma-vaibhavam

> > vrajaukaso vismita-cetasas tatah

> > samâpya tasmin niyamam punar vrajam

> > nripâyayus tat kathayanta âdritâh

> > nis'âmya - seeing; krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; tat - that; âtma - personal; vaibhavam - opulent display of power; vraja-okasah - the inhabitants of Vraja; vismita - amazed; cetasah - in their minds; tatah - then; samâpya - finishing; tasmin - at that place; niyamam - their vow; punah - again; vrajam - to the cowherd village; nripa - O King; âyayuh - they returned; tat - that display; kathayantah - describing; âdritâh - with reverence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The inhabitants of Vraja were astonished to see the mighty power of S'rî Krishna. Dear King, they then completed their worship of Lord S'iva and returned to Vraja, along the way respectfully describing Krishna's powerful acts.

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> > TEXT 20

> > kadâcid atha govindo

> > râmas' câdbhuta-vikramah

> > vijahratur vane râtryâm

> > madhya-gau vraja-yoshitâm

> > kadâcit - on one occasion; atha - then; govindah - Lord Krishna; râmah - Lord Balarâma; ca - and; adbhuta - wonderful; vikramah - whose deeds; vijahratuh - the two of Them played; vane - in the forest; râtryâm - at night; madhya-gau - in the midst; vraja-yoshitâm - of the women of the cowherd community.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Once Lord Govinda and Lord Râma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.

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> > TEXT 21

> > upagîyamânau lalitam

> > strî-janair baddha-sauhridaih

> > sv-alankritânuliptângau

> > sragvinau virajo-'mbarau

> > upagîyamânau - Their glories being sung; lalitam - charmingly; strî-janaih - by the womenfolk; baddha - bound; sauhridaih - in affection for Them; su- alankrita - finely decorated; anulipta - and anointed with (sandalwood pulp); angau - whose limbs; srak-vinau - wearing flower garlands; virajah - spotless; ambarau - whose garments.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Krishna and Balarâma wore flower garlands and spotless garments, and Their limbs were beautifully decorated and anointed. The women sang Their glories in a charming way, bound to Them by affection.

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> > TEXT 22

> > nis'â-mukham mânayantâv

> > uditodupa-târakam

> > mallikâ-gandha-mattâli-

> > jushtham kumuda-vâyunâ

> > nis'â-mukham - the beginning of night; mânayantau - the two of Them honoring; udita - having risen; udupa - the moon; târakam - and stars; mallikâ - of the jasmine flowers; gandha - by the fragrance; matta - intoxicated; ali - by the bees; jushtham - liked; kumuda - from the lotuses; vâyunâ - with the breeze.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The two Lords praised the nightfall, signaled by the rising of the moon and the appearance of stars, a lotus-scented breeze and bees intoxicated by the fragrance of jasmine flowers.

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> > TEXT 23

> > jagatuh sarva-bhûtânâm

> > manah-s'ravana-mangalam

> > tau kalpayantau yugapat

> > svara-mandala-mûrcchitam

> > jagatuh - They sang; sarva-bhûtânâm - of all living beings; manah - for the mind; s'ravana - and ears; mangalam - happiness; tau - the two of Them; kalpayantau - producing; yugapat - simultaneously; svara - of musical tones; mandala - by the entire scale; mûrcchitam - augmented.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Krishna and Balarâma sang, producing the entire range of musical sounds simultaneously. Their singing brought happiness to the ears and minds of all living beings.

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> > TEXT 24

> > gopyas tad-gîtam âkarnya

> > mûrcchitâ nâvidan nripa

> > sramsad-dukûlam âtmânam

> > srasta-kes'a-srajam tatah

> > gopyah - the gopîs; tat - of Them; gîtam - the singing; âkarnya - hearing; mûrcchitâh - stunned; na avidan - were not aware of; nripa - my dear King; sramsat - slipping; dukûlam - the fine cloth of their garments; âtmânam - themselves; srasta - disheveled; kes'a - their hair; srajam - the garlands; tatah - (slipping) from that.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The gopîs became stunned when they heard that song. Forgetting themselves, O King, they did not notice that their fine garments were becoming loose and their hair and garlands disheveled.

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> > TEXT 25

> > evam vikrîdatoh svairam

> > gâyatoh sampramatta-vat

> > s'ankhacûda iti khyâto

> > dhanadânucaro 'bhyagât

> > evam - thus; vikrîdatoh - as the two of Them were playing; svairam - as They desired; gâyatoh - singing; sampramatta - to the point of intoxication; vat - as if; s'ankhacûdah - S'ankhacûda; iti - thus; khyâtah - named; dhana-da - of the treasurer of the demigods, Lord Kuvera; anucarah - a servant; abhyagât - arrived.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While Lord Krishna and Lord Balarâma thus played according to Their own sweet will and sang to the point of apparent intoxication, a servant of Kuvera named S'ankhacûda came upon the scene.

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> > TEXT 26

> > tayor nirîkshato râjams

> > tan-nâtham pramadâ-janam

> > kros'antam kâlayâm âsa

> > dis'y udîcyâm as'ankitah

> > tayoh - the two of Them; nirîkshatoh - as They looked on; râjan - O King; tat- nâtham - having Them as their Lords; pramadâ-janam - the assemblage of women; kros'antam - crying out; kâlayâm âsa - he drove; dis'i - in the direction; udîcyâm - northern; as'ankitah - without fear.

> > TRANSLATION

> > O King, even as the two Lords looked on, S'ankhacûda brazenly began driving the women off toward the north. The women, who had accepted Krishna and Balarâma as their Lords, began to cry out to Them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > kros'antam krishna râmeti

> > vilokya sva-parigraham

> > yathâ gâ dasyunâ grastâ

> > bhrâtarâv anvadhâvatâm

> > kros'antam - crying out; krishna râma iti - "Krishna! Râma!"; vilokya - seeing; sva- parigraham - Their devotees; yathâ - just as; gâh - cows; dasyunâ - by a thief; grastâh - seized; bhrâtarau - the two brothers; anvadhâvatâm - ran after.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Hearing Their devotees crying out "Krishna! Râma!" and seeing that they were just like cows being stolen by a thief, Krishna and Balarâma began to run after the demon.

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> > TEXT 28

> > mâ bhaishthety abhayârâvau

> > s'âla-hastau tarasvinau

> > âsedatus tam tarasâ

> > tvaritam guhyakâdhamam

> > mâ bhaishtha - do not fear; iti - thus calling; abhaya - giving fearlessness; ârâvau - whose words; s'âla - stones; hastau - in Their hands; tarasvinau - moving quickly; âsedatuh - They approached; tam - that demon; tarasâ - with haste; tvaritam - who was moving swiftly; guhyaka - of Yakshas; adhamam - the worst.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lords called out in reply, "Do not fear! "Then They picked up logs of the s'ala tree and quickly pursued that lowest of Guhyakas, who swiftly ran away.

> > ******

> > SB 10.34.29

> > TEXT 29

> > sa vîkshya tâv anuprâptau

> > kâla-mrityû ivodvijan

> > vishrijya strî-janam mûdhah

> > prâdravaj jîvitecchayâ

> > sah - he, S'ankhacûda; vîkshya - seeing; tau - the two; anuprâptau - approached; kâla- mrityû - Time and Death; iva - as; udvijan - becoming anxious; visrijya - leaving aside; strî-janam - the women; mûdhah - confused; prâdravat - ran away; jîvita - his life; icchayâ - with the desire of preserving.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When S'ankhacûda saw the two of Them coming toward him like the personified forces of Time and Death, he was filled with anxiety. Confused, he abandoned the women and fled for his life.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tam anvadhâvad govindo

> > yatra yatra sa dhâvati

> > jihîrshus tac-chiro-ratnam

> > tasthau rakshan striyo balah

> > tam - after him; anvadhâvat - ran; govindah - Lord Krishna; yatra yatra - wherever; sah - he; dhâvati - was running; jihîrshuh - desiring to take away; tat - his; s'irah - upon the head; ratnam - the jewel; tasthau - stood; rakshan - protecting; striyah - the women; balah - Lord Balarâma.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Govinda chased the demon wherever he ran, eager to take his crest jewel. Meanwhile Lord Balarâma stayed with the women to protect them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > avidûra ivâbhyetya

> > s'iras tasya durâtmanah

> > jahâra mushthinaivânga

> > saha-cûda-manim vibhuh

> > avidûre - nearby; iva - as if; abhyetya - coming toward; s'irah - the head; tasya - of him; durâtmanah - the wicked one; jahâra - took away; mushthinâ - with His fist; eva - simply; anga - my dear King; saha - together with; cûda-manim - the jewel upon his head; vibhuh - the almighty Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The mighty Lord overtook S'ankhacûda from a great distance as if from nearby, my dear King, and then with His fist the Lord removed the wicked demon's head, together with his crest jewel.

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> > TEXT 32

> > s'ankhacûdam nihatyaivam

> > manim âdâya bhâsvaram

> > agrajâyâdadât prîtyâ

> > pas'yantînâm ca yoshitâm

> > s'ankhacûdam - the demon S'ankhacûda; nihatya - killing; evam - in this manner; manim - the jewel; âdâya - taking; bhâsvaram - brilliant; agra-jâya - to His elder brother (Lord Balarâma); adadât - gave; prîtyâ - with satisfaction; pas'yantînâm - as they were watching; ca - and; yoshitâm - the women.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having thus killed the demon S'ankhacûda and taken away his shining jewel, Lord Krishna gave it to His elder brother with great satisfaction as the gopîs watched.

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