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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.59.1

śrī-rājovāca yathā hato bhagavatā

bhaumo yene ca tāḥ striyaḥ

niruddhā etad ācakṣva

vikramaḿ śārńga-dhanvanaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā uvāca — the King (Parīkṣit) said; yathā — how; hataḥ — killed; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Lord; bhaumaḥ — Narakāsura, the son of Bhūmi, goddess of the earth; yena — by whom; ca — and; tāḥ — these; striyaḥ — women; niruddhāḥ — captured; etat — this; ācakṣva — please tell; vikramam — adventure; śārńga-dhanvanaḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the possessor of the bow Śārńga.

TRANSLATION

[King Parīkṣit said:] How was Bhaumāsura, who kidnapped so many women, killed by the Supreme Lord? Please narrate this adventure of Lord Śārńgadhanvā's.

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