Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 77: Lord Krishna Slays the Demon Salva. Text 2

vidhamantaá¹ sva-sainyÄni
dyumantaṠrukmiṇī-sutaḥ
pratihatya pratyavidhyÄn
nÄrÄcair aṣṭabhiḥ smayan

 vidhamantam - smashing; sva - His; sainyÄni - soldiers; dyumantam - DyumÄn; rukmiṇī-sutaḥ - the son of Rukmiṇī (Pradyumna); pratihatya - counterattacking; pratyavidhyÄt - He struck back; nÄrÄcaiḥ - with special arrows made of iron; aṣṭabhiḥ - eight; smayan - while smiling.


Text

In Pradyumna’s absence, DyumÄn had been devastating His army, but now Pradyumna counterattacked DyumÄn and, smiling, pierced him with eight nÄrÄca arrows.

Purport

ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« comments that Pradyumna challenged DyumÄn, saying “Now see if you can strike Me!†After saying this and allowing DyumÄn to shoot his weapons, Pradyumna released His own deadly arrows.