Garga Samhita (English)

by Danavir Goswami | 425,489 words

The Garga-samhita Verse 2.23.25, English translation, including word-by-word: This text represents a Vaishnava scripture which narrates the life Krishna, It was composed in seventeen cantos by Garga Muni: an ancient sage and priest of the Yadu dynasty having. This is verse 2 of Chapter 23 (The Killing of Shankhacuda During the Rasa-dance Pastime) of Canto 2 (vrindavana-khanda).

Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:

परिपूर्णतमो यो वै
सो ऽपि त्वं घातयिष्यति
तथैनं शङ्खचूडाख्यं
शिवस्यापि वरोर्जितम्

paripūrṇatamo yo vai
so 'pi tvaṃ ghātayiṣyati
tathainaṃ śaṅkhacūḍākhyaṃ
śivasyāpi varorjitam

paripūrṇatamaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; yaḥ—who; vai—indeed; saḥ—who; api—also; tvam—you; ghātayiṣyati—will kill; tathā—in the same way; enam—him; śaṅkhacūḍākhyam—named Śaṅkhacūḍa; śivasya—of Śiva; api—also; varaby the blessing; ūrjitam—powerful.

English translation of verse 2.23.25:

As the Supreme Personality of Godhead is destined to kill you, so He will also kill Śaṅkhacūḍa, and as you are very strong by Lord Śiva's blessings, so is he.

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