Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.66.18

ayodhanam tad ratha-vaji-kunjara-

dvipat-kharostrair arinavakhanditaih

babhau citam moda-vaham manasvinam

akridanam bhuta-pater ivolbanam

SYNONYMS

ayodhanam -- battlefield; tat -- that; ratha -- with the chariots; vaji -- horses; kunjara -- elephants; dvipat -- two-legged (humans); khara -- mules; ustraih -- and camels; arina -- by His disc; avakhanditaih -- cut to pieces; babhau -- shone; citam -- spread; moda -- pleasure; vaham -- bringing; manasvinam -- to the wise; akridanam -- the playground; bhuta-pateh -- of the lord of ghostly spirits, Lord Siva; iva -- as if; ulbanam -- horrible.

TRANSLATION

The battlefield, strewn with the dismembered chariots, horses, elephants, humans, mules and camels that had been cut to pieces by the Lord's disc weapon, shone like the gruesome playground of Lord Bhutapati, giving pleasure to the wise.

PURPORT

Srila Prabhupada describes this scene as follows: "Although the devastated battlefield appeared like the dancing place of Lord Siva at the time of the dissolution of the world, the warriors who were on the side of Krsna were very much encouraged by seeing this, and they fought with greater strength."

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