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SB 10.44.21

Devanāgarī

स श्येनवेग उत्पत्य मुष्टीकृत्य करावुभौ । भगवन्तं वासुदेवं क्रुद्धो वक्षस्यबाधत ॥ २१ ॥

Text

sa śyena-vega utpatya muṣṭī-kṛtya karāv ubhau bhagavantaṁ vāsudevaṁ kruddho vakṣasy abādhata

Synonyms

saḥ—he, Cāṇūra;śyena—of a hawk;vegaḥ—with the speed;utpatya—falling upon Him;muṣṭī—into fists;kṛtya—making;karau—his hands;ubhau—both;bhagavantam—the Supreme Lord;vāsudevam—Kṛṣṇa;kruddhaḥ—angry;vakṣasi—upon His chest;abādhata—struck.

Translation

Furious, Cāṇūra attacked Lord Vāsudeva with the speed of a hawk and struck His chest with both fists.

Purport

It appears that Cāṇūra, realizing he was being defeated, became furious and made a final attempt to defeat Lord Kṛṣṇa. The demon certainly had the spirit of a good fighter, but if he hoped for victory, he was certainly in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person.
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