Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 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

jahāraHe 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; yathāas; purandaraḥ — Lord Indra; babhūva — there arose; - 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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