Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.59.15

drishtva sa-bharyam garudopari sthitam

suryoparishtat sa-tadid ghanam yatha

krishnam sa tasmai vyasrijac chata-ghnim

yodhas ca sarve yugapac ca vivyadhuh

SYNONYMS

drishtva -- seeing; sa-bharyam -- with His wife; garuda-upari -- upon Garuda; sthitam -- sitting; surya -- the sun; uparishtat -- higher than; sa-tadit -- with lightning; ghanam -- a cloud; yatha -- like; krishnam -- Lord Krishna; sah -- he, Bhauma; tasmai -- at Him; vyasrijat -- released; sata-ghnim -- Sataghni (the name of his sakti spear); yodhah -- his soldiers; ca -- and; sarve -- all; yugapat -- simultaneously; ca -- and; vivyadhuh -- attacked.

TRANSLATION

Lord Krishna and His wife, mounted upon Garuda, looked like a cloud with lightning sitting above the sun. Seeing the Lord, Bhauma released his Sataghni weapon at Him, whereupon all of Bhauma's soldiers simultaneously attacked with their weapons.

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