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SB 10.44.1

Devanāgarī

श्रीशुक उवाच एवं चर्चितसङ्कल्पो भगवान् मधुसूदन: । आससादाथ चाणूरं मुष्टिकं रोहिणीसुत: ॥ १ ॥

Text

śrī-śuka uvāca evaṁ carcita-saṅkalpo bhagavān madhusūdanaḥ āsasādātha caṇūraṁ muṣṭtikaṁ rohiṇī-sutaḥ

Synonyms

śrī-śukaḥuvāca—Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;evam—thus;carcita—fixing;saṅkalpaḥ—His determination;bhagavān—the Supreme Lord;madhusūdanaḥ—Kṛṣṇa;āsasāda—confronted;atha—then;cāṇūram—Cāṇūra;muṣṭikam—Muṣṭika;rohiṇī-sutaḥ—the son of Rohiṇī, Lord Balarāma.

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus addressed, Lord Kṛṣṇa made up His mind to accept the challenge. He paired off with Cāṇūra, and Lord Balarāma with Muṣṭika.

Chapter 44SB 10.44.2