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SB 10.77.24

Devanāgarī

कथं राममसम्भ्रान्तं जित्वाजेयं सुरासुरै: । शाल्वेनाल्पीयसा नीत: पिता मे बलवान् विधि: ॥ २४ ॥

Text

kathaṁ rāmam asambhrāntaṁ jitvājeyaṁ surāsuraiḥ śālvenālpīyasā nītaḥ pitā me balavān vidhiḥ

Synonyms

katham—how;rāmam—Lord Balarāma;asambhrāntam—never confused;jitvā—defeating;ajeyam—undefeatable;sura—by demigods;asuraiḥ—and demons;śālvena—by Śālva;alpīyasā—very small;nītaḥ—taken;pitā—father;me—My;bala-vān—powerful;vidhiḥ—fate.

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Balarāma is ever vigilant, and no demigod or demon can defeat Him. So how could this insignificant Śālva defeat Him and abduct My father? Indeed, fate is all-powerful!

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