Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.14

taḿ ca ṣoḍaśabhir viddhvā

bānaiḥ saubhaḿ ca khe bhramat

avidhyac chara-sandohaiḥ

khaḿ sūrya iva raśmibhiḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — him, Śālva; ca — and; ṣoḍaśabhiḥ — with sixteen; viddhvā — piercing; bāṇaiḥ — arrows; saubhamSaubha; ca — also; khein the sky; bhramat — wandering; avidhyatHe struck; śara — of arrows; sandohaiḥ — with torrents; kham — the sky; sūryaḥ — the sun; ivaas; raśmibhiḥ — with its rays.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa then pierced Śālva with sixteen arrows and struck the Saubha airship with a deluge of arrows as it darted about the sky. Firing His arrows, the Lord appeared like the sun flooding the heavens with its rays.

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