Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 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-vṛkodarānto Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna and Bhīma; he vipraḥO learned brāhmaṇas; vriyatām — let it be chosen; kāmaḥ — what you desire; dadāmiI will give; ātma — my own; śiraḥ — head; api — even; vaḥto 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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