Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.18.25

aviṣahyaḿ manyamānaḥ

kṛṣṇaḿ dānava-puńgavaḥ

vahan drutataraḿ prāgād

avarohaṇataḥ param

SYNONYMS

aviṣahyam — invincible; manyamānaḥ — considering; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; dānava-puńgavaḥ — that foremost demon; vahan — carrying; druta-taram — very quickly; prāgāthe went off; avarohaṇataḥ param — beyond the place marked for climbing down.

TRANSLATION

Considering Lord Kṛṣṇa invincible, that foremost demon [Pralamba] quickly carried Balarāma far beyond the spot where he was supposed to put his passenger down.

PURPORT

Pralamba wanted to carry Balarāma out of Lord Kṛṣṇa's sight so that he could cruelly attack Him.

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