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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.18.18

taḿ vidvān api dāśārho

bhagavān sarva-darśanaḥ

anvamodata tat-sakhyaḿ

vadhaḿ tasya vicintayan

SYNONYMS

tam — him, Pralambāsura; vidvān — knowing quite well; api — even though; dāśārhaḥ — the descendant of Daśārha; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-darśanaḥ — the omniscient; anvamodata — accepted; tat — with him; sakhyam — friendship; vadham — the killing; tasya — of him; vicintayan — meditating upon.

TRANSLATION

Since the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had appeared in the Daśārha dynasty, sees everything, He understood who the demon was. Still, the Lord pretended to accept the demon as a friend, while at the same time seriously considering how to kill him.

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