āsīt su-tumulaṁ yuddham
adbhutaṁ roma-harṣaṇam
kṛṣṇa-śaṅkarayo rājan
pradyumna-guhayor api

 āsīt - there occurred; su-tumulam - very tumultuous; yuddham - a fight; adbhutam - astonishing; roma-harṣaṇam - causing bodily hair to stand on end; kṛṣṇa-śaṅkarayoḥ - between Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Śiva; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); pradyumna-guhayoḥ - between Pradyumna and Kārtikeya; api - also.


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A most astonishing, tumultuous and hair-raising battle then commenced, with Lord Kṛṣṇa matched against Lord Śaṅkara, and Pradyumna against Kārtikeya.

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