Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 63: Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.63.47
avadhyo 'yaḿ mamāpy eṣa
vairocani-suto 'suraḥ
prahrādāya varo datto
na vadhyo me tavānvayaḥ
SYNONYMS
avadhyaḥ — not to be killed; ayam — he; mama — by Me; api — indeed; eṣaḥ — this; vairocani-sutaḥ — son of Vairocani (Bali); asuraḥ — demon; prahrādāya — to Prahlāda; varaḥ — the benediction; dattaḥ — given; na vadhyaḥ — not to be killed; me — by Me; tava — your; anvayaḥ — descendants.
TRANSLATION
I will not kill this demonic son of Vairocani, for I gave Prahlāda Mahārāja the benediction that I would not kill any of his descendants.
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