asit -- there occurred; su-tumulam -- very tumultuous; yuddham -- a fight; adbhutam -- astonishing; roma-harshanam -- causing bodily hair to stand on end; krishna-sankarayoh -- between Lord Krishna and Lord Siva; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); pradyumna-guhayoh -- between Pradyumna and Kartikeya; api -- also.

A most astonishing, tumultuous and hair-raising battle then commenced, with Lord Krishna matched against Lord Sankara, and Pradyumna against Kartikeya.