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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.29

na tatra dūtaḿ na pituḥ kalevaraḿ

prabuddha ājau samapaśyad acyutaḥ

svāpnaḿ yathā cāmbara-cāriṇaḿ ripuḿ

saubha-stham ālokya nihantum udyataḥ

SYNONYMS

na — not; tatra — there; dūtam — the messenger; na — nor; pituḥ — of His father; kalevaram — the body; prabuddhaḥ — alert; ājau — on the battlefield; samapaśyat — saw; acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; svāpnamin a dream; yathā — like; ca — and; ambarain the sky; cāriṇam — moving; ripum — His enemy (Śālva); saubha-stham — sitting in the Saubha plane; ālokya — seeing; nihantumto kill him; udyataḥHe prepared.

TRANSLATION

Now alert to the actual situation, Lord Acyuta saw before Him on the battlefield neither the messenger nor His father's body. It was as if He had awakened from a dream. Seeing His enemy flying above Him in his Saubha plane, the Lord then prepared to kill him.

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