Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 21


Sanskrit:

गदायां सन्निवृत्तायां शाल्वस्त्वन्तरधीयत ।ततो मुहूर्त आगत्य पुरुष: शिरसाच्युतम् ।देवक्या प्रहितोऽस्मीति नत्वा प्राह वचो रुदन् ॥ २१ ॥

ITRANS:

gadāyāṁ sannivṛttāyāṁśālvas tv antaradhīyatatato muhūrta āgatyapuruṣaḥ śirasācyutamdevakyā prahito ’smītinatvā prāha vaco rudan

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.

Purport: