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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.26

eṣa te janitā tāto

yad-artham iha jīvasi

vadhiṣye vīkṣatas te 'mum

īśaś cet pāhi bāliśa

SYNONYMS

eṣaḥ — this; te — Your; janitā — father who begot You; tātaḥ — dear; yat-artham — for whose sake; ihain this world; jīvasi — You live; vadhiṣyeI shall kill; vīkṣataḥ teas You witness; amum — him; īśaḥ — able; cet — if; pāhi — save him; bāliśaO childish one.

TRANSLATION

[Śālva said:] Here is Your dear father, who begot You and for whose sake You are living in this world. I shall now kill him before Your very eyes. Save him if You can, weakling!

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