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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.66.20

tyājayiṣye 'bhidhānaḿ me

yat tvayājña mṛṣā dhṛtam

vrajāmi śaranaḿ te 'dya

yadi necchāmi saḿyugam

SYNONYMS

tyājayiṣyeI will make (you) renounce; abhidhānam — designation; me — My; yat — which; tvayā — by you; ajñaO fool; mṛṣā — falsely; dhṛtam — assumed; vrajāmiI will go; śaraṇamto the shelter; te — your; adya — today; yadi — if; na icchāmiI do not desire; saḿyugam — battle.

TRANSLATION

O fool, now I shall make you renounce My name, which you have falsely assumed. And I will certainly take shelter of you if I do not wish to fight you.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes as follows: "Now, Pauṇḍraka, I shall force you to give up this false representation. You wanted Me to surrender unto you. Now this is your opportunity. We shall fight, and if I am defeated and you become victorious, I shall certainly surrender unto you."

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