Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 66: Pauṇḍraka, the False Vasudeva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

nanda-vrajaḿ gate rāme

karūṣādhipatir nṛpa

vāsudevo 'ham ity ajño

dūtaḿ kṛṣṇāya prāhiṇot

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said; nanda — of Nanda Mahārāja; vrajamto the cowherd village; gate — having gone; rāme — Lord Balarāma; karūṣa-adhipatiḥ — the ruler of Karūṣa (Pauṇḍraka); nṛpaO King (Parīkṣit); vāsudevaḥ — the Supreme Lord, Vāsudeva; ahamI; iti — thus thinking; ajñaḥ — foolish; dūtama messenger; kṛṣṇāyato Lord Kṛṣṇa; prāhiṇot — sent.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, while Lord Balarāma was away visiting Nanda's village of Vraja, the ruler of Karūṣa, foolishly thinking "I am the Supreme Lord, Vāsudeva," sent a messenger to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

PURPORT

Since Lord Rāma had gone to Nanda-vraja, Pauṇḍraka foolishly thought that Lord Kṛṣṇa would be alone and therefore easy to challenge. Thus he dared to send his crazy message to the Lord.

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