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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.59.9

tadāpatad vai tri-śikhaḿ garutmate

hariḥ śarābhyām abhinat tridhojasā

mukheṣu taḿ cāpi śarair atāḍayat

tasmai gadāḿ so 'pi ruṣā vyamuñcata

SYNONYMS

tadā — then; āpatat — flying; vai — indeed; tri-śikham — the trident; garutmate — toward Garuḍa; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; śarābhyām — with two arrows; abhinat — broke; tridhā — into three pieces; ojasā — forcefully; mukheṣu — on his faces; tam — him, Mura; ca — and; api — also; śaraiḥ — with arrows; atāḍayatHe struck; tasmai — at Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa; gadām — his club; saḥhe, Mura; api — and; ruṣāin anger; vyamuñcata — released.

TRANSLATION

Then with two arrows Lord Hari struck the trident flying toward Garuḍa and broke it into three pieces. Next the Lord hit Mura's faces with several arrows, and the demon angrily hurled his club at the Lord.

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