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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.12

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 12

Verse text

tvaṁ pad-rathānāṁ kila yūthapādhipo
ghaṭasva no 'svastaya āśv anūhaḥ
saṁsthāpya cāsmān pramṛjāśru svakānāṁ
yaḥ svāṁ pratijñāṁ nātipiparty asabhyaḥ


Synonyms

tvamyou — you; padof foot soldiers-rathānāmof foot soldiers — of foot soldiers; kilaindeed — indeed; yūthapaof the leaders — of the leaders; adhipaḥthe commander — the commander; ghaṭasvatake steps — take steps; naḥOur — Our; asvastayefor defeat — for defeat; āśupromptly — promptly; anūhaḥwithout consideration — without consideration; saṁsthāpyahaving killed — having killed; caand — and; asmānUs — Us; pramṛjawipe away — wipe away; aśrutears — tears; svakānāmof your kith and kin — of your kith and kin; yaḥhe who — he who; svāmhis own — his own; pratijñāmpromised word — promised word; nanot — not; atipipartifulfills — fulfills; asabhyaḥnot fit to sit in an assembly — not fit to sit in an assembly.


Translation

You are supposed to be the commander of many foot soldiers, and now you may take prompt steps to overthrow Us. Give up all your foolish talk and wipe out the cares of your kith and kin by slaying Us. One may be proud, yet he does not deserve a seat in an assembly if he fails to fulfill his promised word.


Purport

A demon may be a great soldier and commander of a large number of infantry, but in the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead he is powerless and is destined to die. The Lord, therefore, challenged the demon not to go away, but to fulfill his promised word to kill Him.

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