Bhagavata Purana — Skandha 10 — Chapter 77
SB 10 77.1
श्री-शुक उवाच स उपस्पृश्य सलिलं दंशितो धृत-कार्मुकः नय मां द्युमतः पार्श्वं वीरस्येत्य् आह सारथिम्
śrī-śuka uvāca sa upaspṛśya salilaṃ daṃśito dhṛta-kārmukaḥ naya māṃ dyumataḥ pārśvaṃ vīrasyety āha sārathim
Śrī Śuka said: Having touched water, armored and taking up his bow, he told the charioteer: "Lead me to the side of the hero Dyumān."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.2
विधमन्तं स्व-सैन्यानि द्युमन्तं रुक्मिणी-सुतः प्रतिहत्य प्रत्यविध्यान् नाराचैर् अष्टभिः स्मयन्
vidhamantaṃ sva-sainyāni dyumantaṃ rukmiṇī-sutaḥ pratihatya pratyavidhyān nārācair aṣṭabhiḥ smayan
As Dyumān was scattering his own troops, the son of Rukmiṇī struck back and pierced him in return with eight iron arrows, smiling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.3
चतुर्भिश् चतुरो वाहान् सूतम् एकेन चाहनत् द्वाभ्यं धनुश् च केतुं च शरेणान्येन वै शिरः
caturbhiś caturo vāhān sūtam ekena cāhanat dvābhyaṃ dhanuś ca ketuṃ ca śareṇānyena vai śiraḥ
With four he struck the four horses, and with one the driver; with two the bow and the banner, and with yet another arrow the head.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.4
गद-सात्यकि-साम्बाद्या जघ्नुः सौभ-पतेर् बलम् पेतुः समुद्रे सौभेयाः सर्वे सञ्छिन्न-कन्धराः
gada-sātyaki-sāmbādyā jaghnuḥ saubha-pater balam petuḥ samudre saubheyāḥ sarve sañchinna-kandharāḥ
Gada, Sātyaki, Sāmba and the others slew the army of the lord of Saubha; all the men of Saubha fell into the sea with their necks severed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.5
एवं यदूनां शाल्वानां निघ्नताम् इतरेतरम् युद्धं त्रि-नव-रात्रं तद् अभूत् तुमुलम् उल्बणम्
evaṃ yadūnāṃ śālvānāṃ nighnatām itaretaram yuddhaṃ tri-nava-rātraṃ tad abhūt tumulam ulbaṇam
Thus, as the Yadus and the Śālvas struck at one another, that battle went on for thrice nine nights, tumultuous and fierce.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.6
इन्द्रप्रस्थं गतः कृष्ण आहूतो धर्म-सूनुना राजसूये ऽथ निवृत्ते शिशुपाले च संस्थिते
indraprasthaṃ gataḥ kṛṣṇa āhūto dharma-sūnunā rājasūye 'tha nivṛtte śiśupāle ca saṃsthite
Kṛṣṇa, invited by the son of Dharma, had gone to Indraprastha; then, when the Rājasūya was concluded and Śiśupāla had met his end,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.7
कुरु-वृद्धान् अनुज्ञाप्य मुनींश् च स-सुतां पृथाम् निमित्तान्य् अति-घोराणि पश्यन् द्वारवतीं ययौ
kuru-vṛddhān anujñāpya munīṃś ca sa-sutāṃ pṛthām nimittāny ati-ghorāṇi paśyan dvāravatīṃ yayau
having taken leave of the Kuru elders and the sages and of Pṛthā with her sons, and seeing very dreadful omens, he went to Dvāravatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.8
आह चाहम् इहायात आर्य-मिश्राभिसङ्गतः राजन्याश् चैद्य-पक्षीया नूनं हन्युः पुरीं मम
āha cāham ihāyāta ārya-miśrābhisaṅgataḥ rājanyāś caidya-pakṣīyā nūnaṃ hanyuḥ purīṃ mama
And he said: "I have come here in the company of the honorable ones; surely the kings on Caidya's side will be assailing my city."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.9
वीक्ष्य तत् कदनं स्वानां निरूप्य पुर-रक्षणम् सौभं च शाल्व-राजं च दारुकं प्राह केशवः
vīkṣya tat kadanaṃ svānāṃ nirūpya pura-rakṣaṇam saubhaṃ ca śālva-rājaṃ ca dārukaṃ prāha keśavaḥ
Seeing that slaughter of his own people, and arranging for the protection of the city, and (seeing) Saubha and the king Śālva, Keśava spoke to Dāruka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.10
रथं प्रापय मे सूत शाल्वस्यान्तिकम् आशु वै सम्भ्रमस् ते न कर्तव्यो मायावी सौभ-राड् अयम्
rathaṃ prāpaya me sūta śālvasyāntikam āśu vai sambhramas te na kartavyo māyāvī saubha-rāḍ ayam
"Driver, bring my chariot quickly near to Śālva; you must not become flustered — this lord of Saubha is a wielder of illusions."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.11
इत्य् उक्तश् चोदयाम् आस रथम् आस्थाय दारुकः विशन्तं ददृशुः सर्वे स्वे परे चारुणानुजम्
ity uktaś codayām āsa ratham āsthāya dārukaḥ viśantaṃ dadṛśuḥ sarve sve pare cāruṇānujam
Addressed thus, Dāruka mounted the chariot and drove it on; all, his own men and the enemies, saw the younger brother of Aruṇa entering (the fray).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.12
शाल्वश् च कृष्णम् आलोक्य हत-प्राय-बलेश्वरः प्राहरत् कृष्ण-सूतय शक्तिं भीम-रवां मृधे
śālvaś ca kṛṣṇam ālokya hata-prāya-baleśvaraḥ prāharat kṛṣṇa-sūtaya śaktiṃ bhīma-ravāṃ mṛdhe
And Śālva, seeing Kṛṣṇa — he the lord of an army nearly destroyed — hurled at Kṛṣṇa's driver, in the battle, a spear of terrible roar.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.13
ताम् आपतन्तीं नभसि महोल्काम् इव रंहसा भासयन्तीं दिशः शौरिः सायकैः शतधाच्छिनत्
tām āpatantīṃ nabhasi maholkām iva raṃhasā bhāsayantīṃ diśaḥ śauriḥ sāyakaiḥ śatadhācchinat
As it came flying through the sky with speed like a great meteor, lighting up the directions, Śauri cut it into a hundred pieces with his arrows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.14
तं च षोडशभिर् विद्ध्वा बानैः सौभं च खे भ्रमत् अविध्यच् छर-सन्दोहैः खं सूर्य इव रश्मिभिः
taṃ ca ṣoḍaśabhir viddhvā bānaiḥ saubhaṃ ca khe bhramat avidhyac chara-sandohaiḥ khaṃ sūrya iva raśmibhiḥ
And having pierced him with sixteen arrows, (he) riddled the Saubha too as it circled in the sky with masses of shafts, as the sun (fills) the sky with its rays.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.15
शाल्वः शौरेस् तु दोः सव्यं स-शार्ङ्गं शार्ङ्ग-धन्वनः बिभेद न्यपतद् धस्ताच् छार्ङ्गम् आसीत् तद् अद्भुतम्
śālvaḥ śaures tu doḥ savyaṃ sa-śārṅgaṃ śārṅga-dhanvanaḥ bibheda nyapatad dhastāc chārṅgam āsīt tad adbhutam
But Śālva pierced the left arm of Śauri, the wielder of the Śārṅga bow, together with the Śārṅga; the Śārṅga fell from his hand — that was a marvel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.16
हाहा-कारो महान् आसीद् भूतानां तत्र पश्यताम् निनद्य सौभ-राड् उच्चैर् इदम् आह जनार्दनम्
hāhā-kāro mahān āsīd bhūtānāṃ tatra paśyatām ninadya saubha-rāḍ uccair idam āha janārdanam
There arose a great cry of "Alas! Alas!" from the beings watching there; and the lord of Saubha, roaring aloud, said this to Janārdana:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.17
यत् त्वया मूढ नः सख्युर् भ्रातुर् भार्या हृतेक्षताम् प्रमत्तः स सभा-मध्ये त्वया व्यापादितः सखा
yat tvayā mūḍha naḥ sakhyur bhrātur bhāryā hṛtekṣatām pramattaḥ sa sabhā-madhye tvayā vyāpāditaḥ sakhā
"Since by you, fool, the bride of our friend's brother was carried off while we looked on, and that friend of ours, being off his guard, was slain by you in the midst of the assembly —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.18
तं त्वाद्य निशितैर् बाणैर् अपराजित-मानिनम् नयाम्य् अपुनर्-आवृत्तिं यदि तिष्ठेर् ममाग्रतः
taṃ tvādya niśitair bāṇair aparājita-māninam nayāmy apunar-āvṛttiṃ yadi tiṣṭher mamāgrataḥ
— today with sharp arrows I shall lead you, who think yourself unconquered, to that state from which there is no return, if you will stand before me."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.19
श्री-भगवान् उवाच वृथा त्वं कत्थसे मन्द न पश्यस्य् अन्तिके ऽन्तकम् पौरुसं दर्शयन्ति स्म शूरा न बहु-भाषिणः
śrī-bhagavān uvāca vṛthā tvaṃ katthase manda na paśyasy antike 'ntakam paurusaṃ darśayanti sma śūrā na bahu-bhāṣiṇaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: You boast in vain, dullard; you do not see death close at hand. Heroes show their manliness; they are not great talkers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.20
इत्य् उक्त्वा भगवाञ् छाल्वं गदया भीम-वेगया तताड जत्रौ संरब्धः स चकम्पे वमन्न् असृक्
ity uktvā bhagavāñ chālvaṃ gadayā bhīma-vegayā tatāḍa jatrau saṃrabdhaḥ sa cakampe vamann asṛk
Having said this, the Lord, enraged, struck Śālva on the collarbone with his club of terrible speed; he shook, vomiting blood.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.21
गदायां सन्निवृत्तायां शाल्वस् त्व् अन्तरधीयत ततो मुहूर्त आगत्य पुरुषः शिरसाच्युतम् देवक्या प्रहितो ऽस्मीति नत्वा प्राह वचो रुदन्
gadāyāṃ sannivṛttāyāṃ śālvas tv antaradhīyata tato muhūrta āgatya puruṣaḥ śirasācyutam devakyā prahito 'smīti natvā prāha vaco rudan
But when the club was drawn back, Śālva vanished. Then, after a moment, a man came and, bowing with his head to Acyuta, saying "I have been sent by Devakī," spoke these words, weeping:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.22
कृष्ण कृष्ण महा-बाहो पिता ते पितृ-वत्सल बद्ध्वापनीतः शाल्वेन सौनिकेन यथा पशुः
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-bāho pitā te pitṛ-vatsala baddhvāpanītaḥ śālvena saunikena yathā paśuḥ
"Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, mighty-armed one, you who are fond of your father — your father has been bound and carried off by Śālva, like an animal by a butcher."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.23
निशम्य विप्रियं कृष्णो मानुसीं प्रकृतिं गतः विमनस्को घृणी स्नेहाद् बभाषे प्राकृतो यथा
niśamya vipriyaṃ kṛṣṇo mānusīṃ prakṛtiṃ gataḥ vimanasko ghṛṇī snehād babhāṣe prākṛto yathā
Hearing this unwelcome news, Kṛṣṇa, assuming a human condition, dejected and compassionate out of affection, spoke as an ordinary man would:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.24
कथं रामम् असम्भ्रान्तं जित्वाजेयं सुरासुरैः शाल्वेनाल्पीयसा नीतः पिता मे बलवान् विधिः
kathaṃ rāmam asambhrāntaṃ jitvājeyaṃ surāsuraiḥ śālvenālpīyasā nītaḥ pitā me balavān vidhiḥ
"How could my father have been carried off by the paltry Śālva, when he had defeated the unshakable Rāma, who is unconquerable by gods and demons? Fate is strong."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.25
इति ब्रुवाणे गोविन्दे सौभ-राट् प्रत्युपस्थितः वसुदेवम् इवानीय कृष्णं चेदम् उवाच सः
iti bruvāṇe govinde saubha-rāṭ pratyupasthitaḥ vasudevam ivānīya kṛṣṇaṃ cedam uvāca saḥ
While Govinda was speaking thus, the lord of Saubha presented himself, and bringing one who seemed to be Vasudeva, he said this to Kṛṣṇa:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.26
एष ते जनिता तातो यद्-अर्थम् इह जीवसि वधिष्ये वीक्षतस् ते ऽमुम् ईशश् चेत् पाहि बालिश
eṣa te janitā tāto yad-artham iha jīvasi vadhiṣye vīkṣatas te 'mum īśaś cet pāhi bāliśa
"This is your begetter, your father, for whose sake you live here. I shall kill him while you look on. Save him, fool, if you can."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.27
एवं निर्भर्त्स्य मायावी खड्गेनानकदुन्दुभेः उत्कृत्य शिर आदाय ख-स्थं सौभं समाविशत्
evaṃ nirbhartsya māyāvī khaḍgenānakadundubheḥ utkṛtya śira ādāya kha-sthaṃ saubhaṃ samāviśat
Having thus taunted (him), the master of illusion, cutting off with his sword the head of Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva) and taking it, entered the Saubha standing in the sky.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.28
ततो मुहूर्तं प्रकृताव् उपप्लुतः स्व-बोध आस्ते स्व-जनानुषङ्गतः महानुभावस् तद् अबुध्यद् आसुरीं मायां स शाल्व-प्रसृतां मयोदिताम्
tato muhūrtaṃ prakṛtāv upaplutaḥ sva-bodha āste sva-janānuṣaṅgataḥ mahānubhāvas tad abudhyad āsurīṃ māyāṃ sa śālva-prasṛtāṃ mayoditām
Then for a moment, overwhelmed in his (assumed) nature, he remained as one whose awareness is (that) of attachment to his own kin; (but) he of great power recognised it as demonic illusion, spread by Śālva and taught by Maya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 77.29
न तत्र दूतं न पितुः कलेवरं प्रबुद्ध आजौ समपश्यद् अच्युतः स्वाप्नं यथा चाम्बर-चारिणं रिपुं सौभ-स्थम् आलोक्य निहन्तुम् उद्यतः
na tatra dūtaṃ na pituḥ kalevaraṃ prabuddha ājau samapaśyad acyutaḥ svāpnaṃ yathā cāmbara-cāriṇaṃ ripuṃ saubha-stham ālokya nihantum udyataḥ
Awakened, Acyuta saw there in the battle neither the messenger nor his father's body, as if it were a dream; and seeing his enemy moving through the air, stationed in the Saubha, he made ready to slay him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.30
एवं वदन्ति राजर्षे ऋषयः के च नान्विताः यत् स्व-वाचो विरुध्येत नूनं ते न स्मरन्त्य् उत
evaṃ vadanti rājarṣe ṛṣayaḥ ke ca nānvitāḥ yat sva-vāco virudhyeta nūnaṃ te na smaranty uta
Thus some sages say, O royal sage, (though) not consistent; since it would contradict their own words, surely they are not remembering (rightly).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SB 10 77.31
क्व शोक-मोहौ स्नेहो वा भयं वा ये ऽज्ञ-सम्भवाः क्व चाखण्डित-विज्ञान- ज्ञानैश्वर्यस् त्व् अखण्डितः
kva śoka-mohau sneho vā bhayaṃ vā ye 'jña-sambhavāḥ kva cākhaṇḍita-vijñāna- jñānaiśvaryas tv akhaṇḍitaḥ
Where are grief and bewilderment, or affection, or fear — which arise from ignorance — and where is he whose discernment, knowledge and sovereignty are unbroken, who is himself undivided?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.32
यत्-पाद-सेवोर्जितयात्म-विद्यया हिन्वन्त्य् अनाद्यात्म-विपर्यय-ग्रहम् लभन्त आत्मीयम् अनन्तम् ऐश्वरं कुतो नु मोहः परमस्य सद्-गतेः
yat-pāda-sevorjitayātma-vidyayā hinvanty anādyātma-viparyaya-graham labhanta ātmīyam anantam aiśvaraṃ kuto nu mohaḥ paramasya sad-gateḥ
By the knowledge of the self, strengthened through service of his feet, (people) cast off the beginningless grip of misconception about the self, and attain his own endless lordship — how then could there be bewilderment in the Supreme, the goal of the good?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.33
तं शस्त्र-पूगैः प्रहरन्तम् ओजसा शाल्वं शरैः शौरिर् अमोघ-विक्रमः अम्प्;विद्ध्वाच्छिनद् वर्म धनुः शिरो-मणिं सौभं च शत्रोर् गदया रुरोज ह
taṃ śastra-pūgaiḥ praharantam ojasā śālvaṃ śaraiḥ śaurir amogha-vikramaḥ viddhvācchinad varma dhanuḥ śiro-maṇiṃ saubhaṃ ca śatror gadayā ruroja ha
As Śālva assailed him with volleys of weapons with all his force, Śauri, of unfailing valour, pierced him with arrows and cut away his armour, his bow and his crest-jewel, and shattered the enemy's Saubha with his club.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.34
तत् कृष्ण-हस्तेरितया विचूर्णितं पपात तोये गदया सहस्रधा विसृज्य तद् भू-तलम् आस्थितो गदाम् उद्यम्य शाल्वो ऽच्युतम् अभ्यगाद् द्रुतम्
tat kṛṣṇa-hasteritayā vicūrṇitaṃ papāta toye gadayā sahasradhā visṛjya tad bhū-talam āsthito gadām udyamya śālvo 'cyutam abhyagād drutam
That (Saubha), pulverized a thousandfold by the club hurled from Kṛṣṇa's hand, fell into the water. Abandoning it, Śālva took his stand on the ground and, raising his club, rushed swiftly at Acyuta.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.35
आधावतः स-गदं तस्य बाहुं भल्लेन छित्त्वाथ रथाङ्गम् अद्भुतम् वधाय शाल्वस्य लयार्क-सन्निभं बिभ्रद् बभौ सार्क इवोदयाचलः
ādhāvataḥ sa-gadaṃ tasya bāhuṃ bhallena chittvātha rathāṅgam adbhutam vadhāya śālvasya layārka-sannibhaṃ bibhrad babhau sārka ivodayācalaḥ
Then, cutting off with a bhalla arrow the arm of him who was charging with his club, (Kṛṣṇa) took up, for the slaying of Śālva, his marvellous discus, resembling the sun at the time of dissolution; bearing it he shone like the eastern mountain with the sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.36
जहार तेनैव शिरः स-कुण्डलं किरीट-युक्तं पुरु-मायिनो हरिः वज्रेण वृत्रस्य यथा पुरन्दरो बभूव हाहेति वचस् तदा नृणाम्
jahāra tenaiva śiraḥ sa-kuṇḍalaṃ kirīṭa-yuktaṃ puru-māyino hariḥ vajreṇa vṛtrasya yathā purandaro babhūva hāheti vacas tadā nṛṇām
With that very (discus) Hari took off the head, with its earrings and fitted with a crown, of that master of many illusions, as Purandara took Vṛtra's with the thunderbolt; and then there arose among the people a cry of "Alas! Alas!"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SB 10 77.37
तस्मिन् निपतिते पापे सौभे च गदया हते नेदुर् दुन्दुभयो राजन् दिवि देव-गणेरिताः सखीनाम् अपचितिं कुर्वन् दन्तवक्रो रुषाभ्यगात्
tasmin nipatite pāpe saubhe ca gadayā hate nedur dundubhayo rājan divi deva-gaṇeritāḥ sakhīnām apacitiṃ kurvan dantavakro ruṣābhyagāt
When that sinful one had fallen and the Saubha had been shattered by the club, kettledrums sounded, O king, in the sky, beaten by the hosts of gods. And Dantavakra, seeking to requite (the death of) his friends, came on in fury.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition