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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.50.22
hariḥ parānīka-payomucāḿ muhuḥ
śilīmukhāty-ulbaṇa-varṣa-pīḍitam
sva-sainyam ālokya surāsurārcitaḿ
vyasphūrjayac chārńga-śarāsanottamam
SYNONYMS
hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; para — of the enemy; anīka — of the armies; payaḥ-mucām — (which were like) clouds; muhuḥ — repeatedly; śilīmukha — of their arrows; ati — extremely; ulbaṇa — fearsome; varṣa — by the rain; pīḍitam — pained; sva — His own; sainyam — army; ālokya — seeing; sura — by demigods; asura — and demons; arcitam — worshiped; vyasphūrjayat — He twanged; śārńga — known as Śārńga; śara-asana — His bow; uttamam — most excellent.
TRANSLATION
Seeing His army tormented by the relentless and savage rain of arrows from the massive opposing forces gathered like clouds about Him, Lord Hari twanged His excellent bow, Śārńga, which both gods and demons worship.
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