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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.59.16

tad bhauma-sainyam bhagavan gadagrajo

vicitra-vajair nisitaih silimukhaih

nikritta-bahuru-sirodhra-vigraham

cakara tarhy eva hatasva-kunjaram

SYNONYMS

tat -- that; bhauma-sainyam -- army of Bhaumasura; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; gadagrajah -- Krishna; vicitra -- variegated; vajaih -- whose feathers; nisitaih -- sharp; silimukhaih -- with arrows; nikritta -- cut off; bahu -- with arms; uru -- thighs; sirah-dhra -- and necks; vigraham -- whose bodies; cakara -- made; tarhi eva -- at that same moment; hata -- killed; asva -- the horses; kunjaram -- and elephants.

TRANSLATION

At that moment Lord Gadagraja shot His sharp arrows at Bhaumasura's army. These arrows, displaying variegated feathers, soon reduced that army to a mass of bodies with severed arms, thighs and necks. The Lord similarly killed the opposing horses and elephants.

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