Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.72.27
ity udāra-matiḥ prāha
kṛṣṇārjuna-vṛkodarān
he viprā vriyatāḿ kāmo
dadāmy ātma-śiro 'pi vaḥ
SYNONYMS
iti — thus; udāra — generous; matiḥ — whose mentality; prāha — said; kṛṣṇa-arjuna-vṛkodarān — to Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna and Bhīma; he vipraḥ — O learned brāhmaṇas; vriyatām — let it be chosen; kāmaḥ — what you desire; dadāmi — I will give; ātma — my own; śiraḥ — head; api — even; vaḥ — to you.
TRANSLATION
[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thus making up his mind, the generous Jarāsandha addressed Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna and Bhīma: "O learned brāhmaṇas, choose whatever you wish. I will give it to you, even if it is my own head."
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