CHAPTER THREE
The Lord's Pastimes
Out of
Vrndavana
TEXT 1
Tea TaN
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PTT ROU Y OID
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ed SURI SAAMIAATET I 2 I
uddhava uvaca
tatah sa agatya puram sva-pitros
cikirsaya sam baladeva-samyutah
nipatya tungad ripu-yutha-natham
hatam vyakarsad vyasum ojasorvyam
§ri uddhavah uvaca—Sni Uddhava said; tatah—thereafter; sah— the Lord;
agatya—coming; puram—the city of Mathura; sva-pitroh—own parents;
cikirsaya—wishing well; sam—well-being; baladeva-samyutah—with Lord
Baladeva; nipatya— dragging down; tungat—from the throne; ripu-yutha-
natham—leader of public enemies; hatam—killed; vyakarsat—pulled;
vyasum—on the ground; ojasa—by strength; urvyam—very great.
TRANSLATION
Sri Uddhava said: Thereafter Lord Krsna went to Mathura City with
Sri Baladeva, and to please Their parents They dragged Kamsa, the
leader of public enemies, down from his throne and killed him, pulling
him along the ground with great strength.
PURPORT
King Kamsa’s death is only briefly described here because such pastimes
are vividly and elaborately described in the Tenth Canto. The Lord proved
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