Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 53: Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.53.20-21
śrutvaitad bhagavān rāmo
vipakṣīya nṛpodyamam
kṛṣṇaḿ caikaḿ gataḿ hartuḿ
kanyāḿ kalaha-śańkitaḥ
balena mahatā sārdhaḿ
bhrātṛ-sneha-pariplutaḥ
tvaritaḥ kuṇḍinaḿ prāgād
gajāśva-ratha-pattibhiḥ
SYNONYMS
śrutvā — hearing; etat — this; bhagavān rāmaḥ — Lord Balarāma; vipakṣīya — inimical; nṛpa — of the kings; udyamam — the preparations; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; ekam — alone; gatam — gone; hartum — to take away; kanyām — the bride; kalaha — a fight; śańkitaḥ — fearing; balena — a force; mahatā — mighty; sārdham — together with; bhrātṛ — for His brother; sneha — in affection; pariplutaḥ — immersed; tvaritaḥ — swiftly; kuṇḍinam — to Kuṇḍina; prāgāt — went; gaja — with elephants; aśva — horses; ratha — chariots; pattibhiḥ — and infantry.
TRANSLATION
When Lord Balarāma heard about these preparations of the inimical kings and how Lord Kṛṣṇa had set off alone to steal the bride, He feared that a fight would ensue. Immersed in affection for His brother, He hurried to Kuṇḍina with a mighty army consisting of infantry and of soldiers riding on elephants, horses and chariots.
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