Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 89 Verses 30-31

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.89.30-31

śrī-brāhmaṇa uvāca

sańkarṣaṇo vāsudevaḥ

pradyumno dhanvināḿ varaḥ

aniruddho 'prati-ratho

na trātuḿ śaknuvanti yat

tat kathaḿ nu bhavān karma

duṣkaraḿ jagad-īśvaraiḥ

tvaḿ cikīrṣasi bāliśyāt

tan na śraddadhmahe vayam

SYNONYMS

śrī-brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca — the brāhmaṇa said; sańkarṣaṇaḥ — Lord Sańkarṣaṇa (Balarāma); vāsudevaḥ — Lord Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa); pradyumnaḥ — Pradyumna; dhanvinām — of bowmen; varaḥ — the greatest; aniruddhaḥ — Aniruddha; aprati-rathaḥ — unrivaled as a chariot fighter; na — not; trātum — to save; śaknuvanti — were able; yat — inasmuch; tat — thus; katham — why; nu — indeed; bhavān — you; karma — feat; duṣkaram — impossible to be performed; jagat — of the universe; īśvaraiḥ — by the Lords; tvam — you; cikīrṣasi — intend to do; bāliśyāt — out of naivete; tat — therefore; na śraddadhmahe — do not believe; vayam — we.

TRANSLATION

The brāhmaṇa said: Neither Sańkarṣaṇa; Vāsudeva; Pradyumna, the best of bowmen; nor the unequaled warrior Aniruddha could save my sons. Then why do you naively attempt a feat that the almighty Lords of the universe could not perform? We cannot take you seriously.

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