Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 66: Paundraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.66.20

tyajayishye 'bhidhanam me

yat tvayajna mrisha dhritam

vrajami saranam te 'dya

yadi necchami samyugam

SYNONYMS

tyajayishye -- I will make (you) renounce; abhidhanam -- designation; me -- My; yat -- which; tvaya -- by you; ajna -- O fool; mrisha -- falsely; dhritam -- assumed; vrajami -- I will go; saranam -- to the shelter; te -- your; adya -- today; yadi -- if; na icchami -- I do not desire; samyugam -- battle.

TRANSLATION

O fool, now I shall make you renounce My name, which you have falsely assumed. And I will certainly take shelter of you if I do not wish to fight you.

PURPORT

Srila Prabhupada writes as follows: "Now, Paundraka, I shall force you to give up this false representation. You wanted Me to surrender unto you. Now this is your opportunity. We shall fight, and if I am defeated and you become victorious, I shall certainly surrender unto you."

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