2014-04-30
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.31-37 - Having Faith in Krishna Consciousness (download mp3)
by Radha Dyuti Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
www.iskcondesiretree.net
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.31-37 - Having Faith in Krishna Consciousness (download mp3)
by Radha Dyuti Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
www.iskcondesiretree.net
SB 10.44.31
hatesu malla-varyesu
vidrutesu ca bhoja-rat
nyavarayat sva-turyani
vakyam cedam uvaca ha
Translation:
The Bhoja king, seeing that his best wrestlers had all been killed or had fled, stopped the musical performance originally meant for his pleasure and spoke the following words.
SB 10.44.32
nihsarayata durvrttau
vasudevatmajau purat
dhanam harata gopanam
nandam badhnita durmatim
nihsarayata durvrttau
vasudevatmajau purat
dhanam harata gopanam
nandam badhnita durmatim
Translation:
[Kamsa said:] Drive the two wicked sons of Vasudeva out of the city! Confiscate the cowherds’ property and arrest that fool Nanda!
SB 10.44.33
vasudevas tu durmedha
hanyatam asv asattamah
ugrasenah pita capi
sanugah para-paksa-gah
Translation:
Kill that most evil fool Vasudeva! And also kill my father, Ugrasena, along with his followers, who have all sided with our enemies!
SB 10.44.34
evam vikatthamane vai
kamse prakupito ’vyayah
laghimnotpatya tarasa
mañcam uttungam aruhat
Translation:
As Kamsa thus raved so audaciously, the infallible Lord Krsna, intensely angry, quickly and easily jumped up onto the high royal dais.
SB 10.44.35
tam avisantam alokya
mrtyum atmana asanat
manasvi sahasotthaya
jagrhe so ’si-carmani
Translation:
Seeing Lord Krsna approaching like death personified, the quick-witted Kamsa instantly rose from his seat and took up his sword and shield.
SB 10.44.36
tam khadga-panim vicarantam asu
syenam yatha daksina-savyam ambare
samagrahid durvisahogra-teja
yathoragam tarksya-sutah prasahya
Translation:
Sword in hand, Kamsa moved quickly from side to side like a hawk in the sky. But Lord Krsna, whose fearsome strength is irresistible, powerfully seized the demon just as the son of Tarksya might capture a snake.
SB 10.44.37
pragrhya kesesu calat-kiritam
nipatya rangopari tunga-mañcat
tasyoparistat svayam abja-nabhah
papata visvasraya atma-tantrah
Translation:
Grabbing Kamsa by the hair and knocking off his crown, the lotus-naveled Lord threw him off the elevated dais onto the wrestling mat. Then the independent Lord, the support of the entire universe, threw Himself upon the King.
Purport:
In Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Srila Prabhupada describes the death of Kamsa as follows: “Krsna at once straddled his chest and began to strike him over and over again. Simply from the strokes of His fist, Kamsa lost his vital force.”
