SB 10.59.11
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 11
- vyasuḥ papātāmbhasi kṛtta-śīrṣo
- nikṛtta-śṛṅgo 'drir ivendra-tejasā
- tasyātmajāḥ sapta pitur vadhāturāḥ
- pratikriyāmarṣa-juṣaḥ samudyatāḥ
SYNONYMS
vyasuḥ—lifeless; papāta—he fell; ambhasi—into the water; kṛtta—severed; śīrṣaḥ—his heads; nikṛtta—cut off; śṛṅgaḥ—whose peak; adriḥ—a mountain; iva—as if; indra—of Lord Indra; tejasā—by the power (that is, by his thunderbolt); tasya—his, Mura's; ātma-jāḥ—sons; sapta—seven; pituḥ—of their father; vadha—by the killing; āturāḥ—very distressed; pratikriyā—for retribution; amarṣa—fury; juṣaḥ—feeling; samudyatāḥ—aroused to action.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Lifeless, Mura's decapitated body fell into the water like a mountain whose peak has been severed by the power of Lord Indra's thunderbolt. The demon's seven sons, enraged by their father's death, prepared to retaliate.