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ŚB 10.36.22-23

Devanagari

भो भो निशम्यतामेतद् वीरचाणूरमुष्टिकौ ।
नन्दव्रजे किलासाते सुतावानकदुन्दुभे: ॥ २२ ॥
रामकृष्णौ ततो मह्यं मृत्यु: किल निदर्शित: ।
भवद्‌भ्यामिह सम्प्राप्तौ हन्येतां मल्ललीलया ॥ २३ ॥

Text

bho bho niśamyatām etad
vīra-cāṇūra-muṣṭikau
nanda-vraje kilāsāte
sutāv ānakadundubheḥ
rāma-kṛṣṇau tato mahyaṁ
mṛtyuḥ kila nidarśitaḥ
bhavadbhyām iha samprāptau
hanyetāṁ malla-līlayā

Synonyms

bhoḥ bhoḥ — my dear (advisers); niśamyatām — please listen; etat — to this; vīra — O heroes; cāṇūra-muṣṭikau — Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika; nanda-vraje — in the cowherd village of Nanda; kila — indeed; āsāte — are living; sutau — the two sons; ānakadundubheḥ — of Vasudeva; rāma-kṛṣṇau — Rāma and Kṛṣṇa; tataḥ — from Them; mahyam — my; mṛtyuḥ — death; kila — indeed; nidarśitaḥ — has been indicated; bhavadbhyām — by you two; iha — here; samprāptau — brought; hanyetām — They should be killed; malla — of wrestling; līlayā — on the pretext of the sport.

Translation

My dear heroic Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika, please hear this. Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, the sons of Ānakadundubhi [Vasudeva], are living in Nanda’s cowherd village. It has been predicted that these two boys will be the cause of my death. When They are brought here, kill Them on the pretext of engaging Them in a wrestling match.