Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 11: The Transcendental Qualities of Vṛtrāsura

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.11.17

anye 'nu ye tveha nṛ-śaḿsam ajñā

yad udyatāstrāḥ praharanti mahyam

tair bhūta-nāthān sagaṇān niśāta-

triśūla-nirbhinna-galair yajāmi

SYNONYMS

anye — others; anu — follow; ye — who; tvā — you; ihain this connection; nṛ-śaḿsam — very cruel; ajñāḥ — persons unaware of my prowess; yat — if; udyata-astrāḥ — with their swords raised; praharanti — attack; mahyamme; taiḥ — with those; bhūta-nāthānto such leaders of the ghosts as Bhairava; sa-gaṇān — with their hordes; niśāta — sharpened; tri-śūla — by the trident; nirbhinna — separated or pierced; galaiḥ — having their necks; yajāmiI shall offer sacrifices.

TRANSLATION

You are naturally cruel. If the other demigods, unaware of my prowess, follow you by attacking me with raised weapons, I shall sever their heads with this sharp trident. With those heads I shall perform a sacrifice to Bhairava and the other leaders of the ghosts, along with their hordes.

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