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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.37.15-20

चाणूरं मुष्टिकं चैव मल्लानन्यांश्च हस्तिनम् ।

कंसं च निहतं द्रक्ष्ये परश्वोऽहनि ते विभो ॥ १५ ॥

तस्यानु शङ्खयवनमुराणां नरकस्य च ।

पारिजातापहरणमिन्द्रस्य च पराजयम् ॥ १६ ॥

उद्वाहं वीरकन्यानां वीर्यशुल्कादिलक्षणम् ।

नृगस्य मोक्षणं शापाद्‌द्वारकायां जगत्पते ॥ १७ ॥

स्यमन्तकस्य च मणेरादानं सह भार्यया ।

मृतपुत्रप्रदानं च ब्राह्मणस्य स्वधामत: ॥ १८ ॥

पौण्ड्रकस्य वधं पश्चात् काशिपुर्याश्च दीपनम् ।

दन्तवक्रस्य निधनं चैद्यस्य च महाक्रतौ ॥ १९ ॥

यानि चान्यानि वीर्याणि द्वारकामावसन्भवान् ।

कर्ता द्रक्ष्याम्यहं तानि गेयानि कविभिर्भुवि ॥ २० ॥

cāṇūraṁ muṣṭikaṁ caiva

mallān anyāṁś ca hastinam

kaṁsaṁ ca nihataṁ drakṣye

paraśvo ’hani te vibho

tasyānu śaṅkha-yavana-

murāṇāṁ narakasya ca

pārijātāpaharaṇam

indrasya ca parājayam

udvāhaṁ vīra-kanyānāṁ

vīrya-śulkādi-lakṣaṇam

nṛgasya mokṣaṇaṁ śāpād

dvārakāyāṁ jagat-pate

syamantakasya ca maṇer

ādānaṁ saha bhāryayā

mṛta-putra-pradānaṁ ca

brāhmaṇasya sva-dhāmataḥ

pauṇḍrakasya vadhaṁ paścāt

kāśi-puryāś ca dīpanam

dantavakrasya nidhanaṁ

caidyasya ca mahā-kratau

yāni cānyāni vīryāṇi

dvārakām āvasan bhavān

kartā drakṣyāmy ahaṁ tāni

geyāni kavibhir bhuvi

Translation

In just two days, O almighty Lord, I will see the deaths of Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika and other wrestlers, along with those of the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa and King Kaṁsa — all by Your hand. Then I will see You kill Kālayavana, Mura, Naraka and the conch demon, and I will also see You steal the pārijāta flower and defeat Indra. I will then see You marry many daughters of heroic kings after paying for them with Your valor. Then, O Lord of the universe, in Dvārakā You will deliver King Nṛga from a curse and take for Yourself the Syamantaka jewel, together with another wife. You will bring back a brāhmaṇa’s dead son from the abode of Your servant Yamarāja, and thereafter You will kill Pauṇḍraka, burn down the city of Kāśī and slay Dantavakra, and You will also put an end to the King of Cedi during the great Rājasūya sacrifice. I shall see all these heroic pastimes, along with many others You will perform during Your residence in Dvārakā. These pastimes are glorified on this earth in the songs of transcendental poets.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Heroic Pastimes Inspire Glorification

  1. 1

    The speaker looks forward to seeing the almighty Lord kill Cāṇūra, Muṣṭika, Kuvalayāpīḍa and Kaṁsa, along with other enemies.

  2. 2

    The foretold pastimes also include the Lord’s marriages, His deliverance of King Nṛga from a curse, and His bringing back a brāhmaṇa’s dead son.

  3. 3

    The Lord will perform these and many other heroic pastimes during His residence in Dvārakā. Transcendental poets glorify them in songs on earth.

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