Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 76 Verse 30

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.76.30

kiḿ nu vakṣye 'bhisańgamya

pitarau rāma-keśavau

yuddhāt samyag apakrāntaḥ

pṛṣṭas tatrātmanaḥ kṣamam

SYNONYMS

kim — what; nu — then; vakṣye — will I say; abhisańgamya — meeting; pitarau — with My fathers; rāma-keśavau — Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa; yuddhāt — from the battle; samyak — altogether; apakrāntaḥ — fled; pṛṣṭaḥ — questioned; tatra — in that case; ātmanaḥ — for My self; kṣamam — fitting.

TRANSLATION

"What will I say to My fathers, Rāma and Keśava, when I return to Them after having simply fled the battle? What can I tell Them that will befit My honor?

PURPORT

Śrī Pradyumna here uses the word pitarau, "fathers," loosely. Lord Balarāma was of course His uncle.

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