S'rî
S'uka said: 'Touching water, fastening His armor and picking up
His bow He [Pradyumna] said to His charioteer: 'Take Me
to where the warrior Dyumân is.'
S'rî
S'uka said: 'Touching water, fastening His armor and picking
up His bow He [Pradyumna] said to His charioteer:
'Take Me to where the warrior Dyumân
is.' (Vedabase)
Text
2
With
Dyumân devastating His troops struck the son of
Rukminî back with a smile, counterattacking with eight
nârâca arrows [iron
types].
With
Dyumân devastating His troops struck the son of
Rukminî back with a smile, counterattacking with eight
nârâca arrows [iron
types]. (Vedabase)
Text
3
He struck with
four for the four horses, one for the driver, with two for the
bow and flag and with one for his head.
He
struck with four for the four horses, one for the driver,
with two for the bow and flag and with one for his
head. (Vedabase)
Text
4
Gada,
Sâtyaki, Sâmba and others finished off the army of
the master of Saubha; all inside Saubha fell into the ocean
with their throats cut.
Gada,
Sâtyaki, Sâmba and others finished off the army
of the master of Saubha; all inside Saubha fell into the
ocean with their necks cut
through. (Vedabase)
Text
5
The
fight between the Yadus and the followers of S'âlva
striking one another, that was thus tumultuous and fearsome,
went on for twenty-seven days and nights.
The
fight between the Yadus and the followers of S'âlva
striking one another, that was thus tumultuous and fearsome,
went on for twenty-seven days and
nights. (Vedabase)
Text
6-7
Krishna
who upon the call of the son of Dharma had gone to Indraprastha
[see 10.71]
then, with the Râjasûya completed, with
S'is'upâla being killed and with noticing very bad omens,
took leave of the Kuru elders, the sages and Prithâ and
her sons, and went to Dvârakâ.
Krishna
as called by the son of Dharma gone to Indraprastha [see
10.71] then, with the râjasûya completed,
S'is'upâla being killed and noticing very bad omens,
took leave of the Kuru-elders, the sages and Prithâ
and her sons, and went to
Dvârakâ.
(Vedabase)
Text
8
He
said to Himself: 'With Me accompanied by My illustrious elder
brother coming to this place, may the kings siding with
S'is'upâla well be attacking My city.'
He
said to Himself: 'With Me accompanied by My illustrious
elder brother coming to this place, may the kings siding
with S'is'upâla well be attacking My
city.'
(Vedabase)
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9
Kes'ava,
when He saw king S'âlva's Saubha and the destruction
going on of all that belonged to Him, arranged for the
protection of the city and said to Dâruka:
Kes'ava,
when He saw king S'âlva's Saubha and the destruction
going on of all of His, arranged for the protection of the
city and said to Dâruka:
(Vedabase)
Text
10
'Bring Me My
chariot o driver, and quickly take Me near S'âlva; and
mind not to be outsmarted by this lord of Saubha, he's a great
magician.'
'Bring
Me My chariot, o driver, and quickly take me near S'alva;
and mind, don't fall victim getting bewildered of this lord
of Saubha, he's a great
magician.'
(Vedabase)
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11
Thus commanded
taking control drove he forward the chariot, so that, with Him
arriving there, all of His troops and the soldiers of the
opposing party caught sight of the emblem [of
Garuda].
Thus
commanded taking control drove he forward the chariot and
saw, [with Him] entering there, each of His own men
and the opposing party the emblem [of
Garuda]. (Vedabase)
Text
12
When
S'âlva, as the master of a practically completely
destroyed army, saw Lord Krishna on the battlefield, hurled he
his spear with a scary roar at Krishna's
charioteer.
S'âlva,
as the master of a practically completely destroyed army
seeing Lord Krishna on the battlefield, hurled his spear
with a scary roar at Krishna's
charioteer. (Vedabase)
Text
13
In
its flight illumining all directions like it was a great
meteor, was it by Krishna midair swiftly cut in a hundred
pieces.
Flying
forward illumining all directions like it was a great
meteor, was it by Krishna midair swiftly cut in a hundred
pieces. (Vedabase)
Text
14
Like
the sun with its rays in the sky, pierced He him with six
penetrating arrows and aimed He torrents of them at the
Saubha-fortress that was moving about.
Like
the sun with its rays in the sky, pierced He him with six
penetrating arrows and the Saubha-fortress moving about with
torrents of them. (Vedabase)
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15
But when
S'âlva struck S'auri's left arm, the arm with His bow,
fell, most amazingly, the S'ârnga from the hand of
S'ârngadhanvâ.
But
when S'âlva struck S'auri's left arm, the arm with His
bow, fell, most amazingly, the S'ârnga from the hand
of
S'ârngadhanvâ. (Vedabase)
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16
While there
from all the living beings witnessing arose a great cry of
dismay, roared the lord of Saubha and said he this to
Janârdana:
As
from all living beings witnessing arose a great cry of
dismay, roared the lord of Saubha, saying this to
Janârdana: (Vedabase)
Text
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'Since by You,
o fool, right from under our eyes the bride of Your brother
[nephew factually], a friend
[S'is'upâla], was stolen
[10.53]
and he, my friend thus, in his heedlessness by You within the
assembly was killed [10.74],
will You Yourself, who are so convinced of Your invincibility,
today with my sharp arrows be sent to the land of no return, if
You dare to stand in front of me!'
Since
by You, o fool, right from under our eyes the bride of Your
brother [nephew factually], a friend
[S'is'upâla], was stolen [10.53] and
he, my friend thus, in his heedlessness by You within the
assembly was killed [10.74], will You Yourself, so
convinced of Your invincibility, today with my sharp arrows
be sent to the land of no return, if You dare to stand in
front of me!' (Vedabase)
Text
19
The Supreme
Lord said: 'You moron, boast in vain not seeing death
impending; heroes rather demonstrate their prowess, they don't
prattle!'
The
Supreme Lord said: 'You, moron, boast in vain not seeing
death at hand; heroes rather demonstrate their prowess, they
don't prattle!'
(Vedabase)
Text
20
Thus
having spoken struck the Supreme Lord S'âlva him
infuriated with frightening power and speed with His club on
the collarbone so that he trembling had to vomit
blood.
Speaking
thus struck the Supreme Lord S'âlva infuriated with
frightening power and speed with His club on the collarbone
so that he trembling vomited
blood. (Vedabase)
Text
21
But
when he lifted His club again had S'âlva disappeared and
appeared a moment later a man bowing his head before Krishna
who lamenting spoke the words: 'Mother Devakî has sent
me!
But
when the club was withdrawn had S'âlva disappeared and
came a moment later a man bowing his head before Krishna who
crying spoke the words: 'Mother Devakî has sent
me!
(Vedabase)
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22
Krishna, o
Krishna, o Mighty-armed One so full of love for Your parents,
Your father has been captured and led away by S'âlva like
it was a butcher taking a domestic animal to the
slaughterhouse.'
Krishna,
o Krishna, o Mighty-armed One so affectionate with Your
parents, Your father has been captured and taken away by
S'âlva, like a butcher seizing a domestic
animal.'
(Vedabase)
Text
23
Hearing these
disturbing words spoke Krishna, having assumed the nature of a
human being, out of love with compassion [acting]
disconsolate, like He was a normal man:
Hearing
these disturbing words spoke Krishna, having assumed the
nature of a human being, out of love with compassion
disconsolate, like He was a normal
man: (Vedabase)
Text
24
'With
Balarâma who is never confounded and invincibly defeats
Sura and Asura, how could that petty S'âlva abduct My
father; how mighty fate is!'
'With
Balarâma never confounded, invincibly defeating sura
and asura, how could that petty S'âlva abduct My
father; how mighty fate
is!' (Vedabase)
Text
25
With
Govinda speaking thus came the master of Saubha closer to
Krishna as if he was leading Vasudeva before Him and said he
the following:
With
Govinda speaking thus came the master of Saubha up to
Krishna as if he was leading Vasudeva and said he the
following: (Vedabase)
Text
26
'This
is the one who begot You and for whose sake You live in this
world; I'll kill him right before Your eyes; save him if You
can, You infant!'
'This
is the one who begot You and for whose sake You live in this
world; I'll kill him right before You; save him if You can,
You child!'
(Vedabase)
Text
27
The
magician thus mocking Him cut off the head of
'Ânakadundubhi' and climbed, taking the head, in the
Saubha-vehicle that hovered in the sky.
The
magician thus vilifying cut off the head of
'Ânakadundubhi' and climbed, taking the head, in the
Saubha-vehicle hovering in the
sky. (Vedabase)
Text
28
Even
though He knew all about it was He for a moment absorbed in His
normal faith of love for the ones dear to Him, but then it
dawned on Him, with His great powers of perception, that it had
been a demoniac, magic trick that by S'âlva was used
according the designs of Maya Dânava.
Then,
though fully cognizant, for a moment being absorbed in the
normal keeping to His affection for the ones dear to Him,
recognized He, with His great powers of perception, that as
the demoniac illusory magic utilized by S'âlva to the
designs of Maya
Dânava.
(Vedabase)
Text
29
Alert on the
battlefield as if He awoke from a dream seeing nor the
messenger nor His father's body anywhere and noticing that His
enemy sitting in his Saubha moved about in the sky, prepared
Acyuta to kill him.
Alert
on the battlefield, like in a dream seeing there nor the
messenger nor His father's body, and noticing His enemy
sitting in his Saubha moving through the sky, prepared
Acyuta to kill him. (Vedabase)
Text
30
That
is how some sages say it who don't reason correctly, o seer
among the kings; they most certainly are contradicting
themselves with what they say when they fail to remember the
way it is [compare
e.g. 10.3:
15-17;
10.11:
7;
10.12:
27;
10.31:
*;
10.33:
37;
10.37:
23;
10.38:
10;
10.50:
29;
10.52:
7 and
10.60:
58].
And
so is it said by some sages, o seer among the kings, who
don't reason correctly; they for sure are contradicted by
their own words if they fail to remember the way it is
[compare e.g. 10.3: 15-17; 10.11: 7; 10.12: 27; 10.31:
*; 10.33: 37; 10.37: 23; 10.38: 10; 10.50: 29; 10.52: 7 en
10.60: 58]. (Vedabase)
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31
The
lamentation, bewilderment, affection or fear that are all the
product of ignorance, simply do not relate to the infinite
perception, knowledge and opulence of the Infinite One, do
they?
What
of the lamentation, bewilderment, affection or fear all born
out of ignorance, relative to the infinite perception,
knowledge and opulence of the Infinite One?
(Vedabase)
Text
32
At
His feet do those who encouraged by service in self-realization
dispel the bodily concept of life that bewildered man since
time immemorial and attain they in a personal relationship the
eternal glory - how in the world can there be bewilderment for
Him,
the
Supreme Destination of the Truthful?
He
by whose feet those harnessed by service in self-realization
dispel the misidentification to the beginningless Self and
attain in a personal relationship the eternal glory - how in
the world can there be bewilderment for Him, the Supreme
Destination of the
Truthful? (Vedabase)
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33
And
while S'âlva with great force was attacking Him with
torrents of weapons, pierced Lord Krishna unerring in His
prowess, with His arrows his armor, bow and crest-jewel and
smashed He with His club the Saubha-vehicle of His
enemy.
As
S'âlva with great force was attacking Him with
torrents of weapons, pierced Lord Krishna unerring in His
prowess, with His arrows his armor, bow and crest-jewel and
smashed He with His club the Saubha-vehicle of His
enemy. (Vedabase)
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34
Shattered
into thousands of pieces by the club wielded by Krishna's hand,
fell it into the water. S'âlva thereupon abandoned, rose
to his feet and rushed with his club in his hands forward to
attack Acyuta.
Shattered
into thousands of pieces by the club wielded by Krishna's
hand, fell it into the water whereupon S'âlva
abandoning it standing on the ground took up his club and
rushed forward in attack of
Acyuta. (Vedabase)
Text
35
Running
toward Him carrying his club was his arm severed with a
bhalla cutting arrow and held He, shining like a mountain
against the rising sun, in order to kill S'âlva next up
His disc-weapon that appeared exactly like the burst of light
at the end of time.
Running
toward Him carrying his club was his arm severed with a
bhalla cutting arrow and held He, shining like a mountain
against the rising sun, in order to kill S'âlva next
up His disc-weapon that appeared exactly like the burst of
light at the end of time. (Vedabase)
Text
36
With
it severed the Lord the head of that master of great magic,
complete with earrings and crown, just like lord Indra with his
thunderbolt did with
Vritrâsura
[see 6.12].
From his
men then rose a loudly voiced 'alas, alas!'
With
it the Lord proceeded to remove the head of that master of
great magic, complete with earrings and crown, just like
lord Indra with his thunderbolt did with Vritrâsura
[see 6.12]; to which from his men rose a loudly
voiced 'Alas, Alas!'. (Vedabase)
Text
37
With
the sinner fallen and the Saubha-fortress destroyed by the
club, there sounded kettledrums in the sky, o King, played by
groups of demigods. Next was it Dantavakra who furiously, in
order to revenge his friends, ran forward.'
With
the sinner fallen and the Saubha-fortress destroyed by the
club, sounded kettledrums in the sky, o King, played by
groups of demigods, while Dantavakra angry, out to revenge
his friends, ran forward. (Vedabase)