Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 44: The Killing of Kamsa. Text 1

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
evaá¹ carcita-saá¹…kalpo
bhagavÄn madhusÅ«danaḥ
ÄsasÄdÄtha caṇūraá¹
muṣṭtikaṠrohiṇī-sutaḥ

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; evam - thus; carcita - fixing; saá¹…kalpaḥ - His determination; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Lord; madhusÅ«danaḥ - Kṛṣṇa; ÄsasÄda - confronted; atha - then; cÄṇūram - CÄṇūra; muṣṭikam - Muṣṭika; rohiṇī-sutaḥ - the son of Rohiṇī, Lord BalarÄma.


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Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: Thus addressed, Lord Kṛṣṇa made up His mind to accept the challenge. He paired off with CÄṇūra, and Lord BalarÄma with Muṣṭika.

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