Srimad Bhagavatam

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तन्निशम्याब्रवीत्कृष्णो देशकालोचितं वचः । नियुद्धमात्मनोऽभीष्टं मन्यमानोऽभिनन्द्य च ।। १०-४३-३६ ।।

sanskrit

Hearing this, Lord Kṛṣṇa, who liked to wrestle and welcomed the challenge, replied with words appropriate to the time and place. ।। 10-43-36 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tannizamyAbravItkRSNo dezakAlocitaM vacaH | niyuddhamAtmano'bhISTaM manyamAno'bhinandya ca || 10-43-36 ||

hk transliteration

प्रजा भोजपतेरस्य वयं चापि वनेचराः । करवाम प्रियं नित्यं तन्नः परमनुग्रहः ।। १०-४३-३७ ।।

sanskrit

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Although forest-dwellers, We are also subjects of the Bhoja king. We must gratify his desires, for such behavior will confer upon Us the greatest benefit. ।। 10-43-37 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

prajA bhojapaterasya vayaM cApi vanecarAH | karavAma priyaM nityaM tannaH paramanugrahaH || 10-43-37 ||

hk transliteration

बाला वयं तुल्यबलैः क्रीडिष्यामो यथोचितम् । भवेन्नियुद्धं माधर्मः स्पृशेन्मल्लसभासदः ।। १०-४३-३८ ।।

sanskrit

We are just young boys and should play with those of equal strength. The wrestling match must go on properly so that irreligion does not taint the respectable members of the audience. ।। 10-43-38 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

bAlA vayaM tulyabalaiH krIDiSyAmo yathocitam | bhavenniyuddhaM mAdharmaH spRzenmallasabhAsadaH || 10-43-38 ||

hk transliteration

चाणूर उवाच न बालो न किशोरस्त्वं बलश्च बलिनां वरः । लीलयेभो हतो येन सहस्रद्विपसत्त्वभृत् ।। १०-४३-३९ ।।

sanskrit

Cāṇūra said: You aren’t really a child or even a young man, and neither is Balarāma, the strongest of the strong. After all, You playfully killed an elephant who had the strength of a thousand other elephants. ।। 10-43-39 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

cANUra uvAca na bAlo na kizorastvaM balazca balinAM varaH | lIlayebho hato yena sahasradvipasattvabhRt || 10-43-39 ||

hk transliteration

तस्माद्भवद्भ्यां बलिभिर्योद्धव्यं नानयोऽत्र वै । मयि विक्रम वार्ष्णेय बलेन सह मुष्टिकः ।। १०-४३-४० ।।

sanskrit

Therefore You two should fight powerful wrestlers. There’s certainly nothing unfair about that. You, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, can show Your prowess against me, and Balarāma can fight with Muṣṭika. ।। 10-43-40 ।।

english translation

hindi translation

tasmAdbhavadbhyAM balibhiryoddhavyaM nAnayo'tra vai | mayi vikrama vArSNeya balena saha muSTikaH || 10-43-40 ||

hk transliteration