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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.59.10

tām āpatantīḿ gadayā gadāḿ mṛdhe

gadāgrajo nirbibhide sahasradhā

udyamya bāhūn abhidhāvato 'jitaḥ

śirāḿsi cakreṇa jahāra līlayā

SYNONYMS

tām — that; āpatantīm — flying toward; gadayā — with His club; gadām — the club; mṛdhe — on the battleground; gada-agrajaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the elder brother of Gada; nirbibhide — broke; sahasradhā — into thousands of pieces; udyamya — raising; bāhūn — his arms; abhidhāvataḥ — of the one running at him; ajitaḥ — unconquerable Lord Kṛṣṇa; śirāḿsi — the heads; cakreṇa — with His disc; jahāra — removed; līlayā — easily.

TRANSLATION

As Mura's club sped toward Him on the battlefield, Lord Gadāgraja intercepted it with His own and broke it into thousands of pieces. Mura then raised his arms high and rushed at the unconquerable Lord, who easily sliced off his heads with His disc weapon.

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