SB 10.76.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 76: The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis

SB 10.76.29

SB 10.76.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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

"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.