Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.62.6

doḥ-sahasraḿ tvayā dattaḿ

paraḿ bhārāya me 'bhavat

tri-lokyāḿ pratiyoddhāraḿ

na labhe tvad ṛte samam

SYNONYMS

doḥ — the arms; sahasram — one thousand; tvayā — by you; dattam — given; param — only; bhārāyaa burden; me — for me; abhavat — have become; tri-lokyamin the three worlds; pratiyoddhāraman opposing fighter; na labheI do not find; tvat — you; ṛte — except for; samam — equal.

TRANSLATION

These one thousand arms you bestowed upon me have become merely a heavy burden. Besides you, I find no one in the three worlds worthy to fight.

PURPORT

According to the ācāryas, Bāṇāsura's subtle implication here is this: "And so when I have defeated you, Lord Śiva, my world conquest will be complete and my desire for battle satisfied."

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