ŚB 10.77.21
Devanagari
गदायां सन्निवृत्तायां शाल्वस्त्वन्तरधीयत ।
ततो मुहूर्त आगत्य पुरुष: शिरसाच्युतम् ।
देवक्या प्रहितोऽस्मीति नत्वा प्राह वचो रुदन् ॥ २१ ॥
ततो मुहूर्त आगत्य पुरुष: शिरसाच्युतम् ।
देवक्या प्रहितोऽस्मीति नत्वा प्राह वचो रुदन् ॥ २१ ॥
Verse text
gadāyāṁ sannivṛttāyāṁ
śālvas tv antaradhīyata
tato muhūrta āgatya
puruṣaḥ śirasācyutam
devakyā prahito ’smīti
natvā prāha vaco rudan
śālvas tv antaradhīyata
tato muhūrta āgatya
puruṣaḥ śirasācyutam
devakyā prahito ’smīti
natvā prāha vaco rudan
Synonyms
gadāyām — the club; sannivṛttāyām — when it was withdrawn; śālvaḥ — Śālva; tu — but; antaradhīyata — disappeared; tataḥ — then; muhūrte — after a moment; āgatya — coming; puruṣaḥ — a man; śirasā — with his head; acyutam — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; devakyā — by Mother Devakī; prahitaḥ — sent; asmi — I am; iti — so saying; natvā — bowing down; prāha — he spoke; vacaḥ — these words; rudan — crying.
Translation
But as soon as Lord Acyuta withdrew His club, Śālva disappeared from sight, and a moment later a man approached the Lord. Bowing his head down to Him, he announced, “Devakī has sent me,” and, sobbing, spoke the following words.