Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.18.18
taḿ vidvān api dāśārho
bhagavān sarva-darśanaḥ
anvamodata tat-sakhyaḿ
vadhaḿ tasya vicintayan
SYNONYMS
tam — him, Pralambāsura; vidvān — knowing quite well; api — even though; dāśārhaḥ — the descendant of Daśārha; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sarva-darśanaḥ — the omniscient; anvamodata — accepted; tat — with him; sakhyam — friendship; vadham — the killing; tasya — of him; vicintayan — meditating upon.
TRANSLATION
Since the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had appeared in the Daśārha dynasty, sees everything, He understood who the demon was. Still, the Lord pretended to accept the demon as a friend, while at the same time seriously considering how to kill him.
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