Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.36
jahāra tenaiva śiraḥ sa-kuṇḍalaḿ
kirīṭa-yuktaḿ puru-māyino hariḥ
vajreṇa vṛtrasya yathā purandaro
babhūva hāheti vacas tadā nṛṇām
SYNONYMS
jahāra — He removed; tena — with it; eva — indeed; śiraḥ — the head; sa — with; kuṇḍalam — earrings; kirīṭa — crown; yuktam — wearing; puru — vast; māyinaḥ — of the possessor of magical powers; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; vajreṇa — with his thunderbolt weapon; vṛtrasya — of Vṛtrāsura; yathā — as; purandaraḥ — Lord Indra; babhūva — there arose; hā-hā iti — "alas, alas"; vacaḥ — voices; tadā — then; nṛṇām — of (Śālva's) men.
TRANSLATION
Employing His disc, Lord Hari removed that great magician's head with its earrings and crown, just as Purandara had used his thunderbolt to cut off Vṛtra's head. Seeing this, all of Śālva's followers cried out, "Alas, alas!"
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