SB 10.76.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - SB 10.76: The Battle Between Salva and the Vrsnis

SB 10.76.29 - SB 10.76.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 30

kiṁ nu vakṣye 'bhisaṅgamya

pitarau rāma-keśavau

yuddhāt samyag apakrāntaḥ

pṛṣṭas tatrātmanaḥ kṣamam

SYNONYMS

kim—what; nu—then; vakṣye—will I say; abhisaṅgamya—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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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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.

SB 10.76.29 - SB 10.76.31