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ŚB 10.59.10

Devanagari

तामापतन्तीं गदया गदां मृधे
गदाग्रजो निर्बिभिदे सहस्रधा ।
उद्यम्य बाहूनभिधावतोऽजित:
शिरांसि चक्रेण जहार लीलया ॥ १० ॥

Text

tām āpatantīṁ gadayā gadāṁ mṛdhe
gadāgrajo nirbibhide sahasradhā
udyamya bāhūn abhidhāvato ’jitaḥ
śirāṁsi cakreṇa jahāra līlayā

Synonyms

tām — that; āpatantīm — flying toward; gadayā — with His club; gadām — the club; mṛdhe — on the battleground; gada-agrajaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the elder brother of Gada; nirbibhide — broke; sahasradhā — into thousands of pieces; udyamya — raising; bāhūn — his arms; abhidhāvataḥ — of the one running at him; ajitaḥ — unconquerable Lord Kṛṣṇa; śirāṁsi — the heads; cakreṇa — with His disc; jahāra — removed; līlayā — easily.

Translation

As Mura’s club sped toward Him on the battlefield, Lord Gadāgraja intercepted it with His own and broke it into thousands of pieces. Mura then raised his arms high and rushed at the unconquerable Lord, who easily sliced off his heads with His disc weapon.