SB 10.78.3

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 78: The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa

SB 10.78.2

SB 10.78.4

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 3

taṁ tathāyāntam ālokya
gadām ādāya satvaraḥ
avaplutya rathāt kṛṣṇaḥ
sindhuṁ veleva pratyadhāt

SYNONYMS

tam—him; tathā—in this way; āyāntam—approaching; ālokya—seeing; gadām—His club; ādāya—taking; satvaraḥ—quickly; avaplutya—leaping down; rathāt—from His chariot; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; sindhum—the sea; velā—the shore; iva—as; pratyadhāt—checked.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Dantavakra approach, Lord Kṛṣṇa quickly picked up His club, jumped down from His chariot and stopped His advancing opponent just as the shore holds back the ocean.

PURPORT

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes, "When Kṛṣṇa appeared before Dantavakra, his heroic march was immediately stopped, just as the great furious waves of the ocean are stopped by the beach."