Śrīmad Bhāgavatam|Canto 10 Chapter 34

Nanda Mahārāja Saved and Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain

VERSE 10.34.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

ekadā deva-yātrāyāṁ
gopālā jāta-kautukāḥ
anobhir anaḍud-yuktaiḥ
prayayus te ’mbikā-vanam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; ekadā — once; deva — (to worship) the demigod, Lord Śiva; yatrāyām — on a trip; gopālāḥ — the cowherd men; jāta-kautukāḥ — eager; anobhiḥ — with wagons; anaḍut — to oxen; yuktaiḥ — yoked; prayayuḥ — went forth; te — they; ambikā-vanam — to the Ambikā forest.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: One day the cowherd men, eager to take a trip to worship Lord Śiva, traveled by bullock carts to the Ambikā forest.

VERSE 10.34.2

tatra snātvā sarasvatyāṁ
devaṁ paśu-patiṁ vibhum
ānarcur arhaṇair bhaktyā
devīṁ ca ṇṛpate ’mbikām

SYNONYMS

tatra — there; snātvā — bathing; sarasvatyām — in the river Sarasvatī; devam — the demigod; paśu-patim — Lord Śiva; vibhum — the powerful; ānarcuḥ — they worshiped; arhaṇaiḥ — with paraphernalia; bhaktyā — devotedly; devīm — the goddess; ca — and; nṛ-pate — O King; ambikām — Ambikā.

TRANSLATION

O King, after arriving there, they bathed in the Sarasvatī and then devotedly worshiped with various paraphernalia the powerful Lord Paśupati and his consort, goddess Ambikā.

VERSE 10.34.3

gāvo hiraṇyaṁ vāsāṁsi
madhu madhv-annam ādṛtāḥ
brāhmaṇebhyo daduḥ sarve
devo naḥ prīyatām iti

SYNONYMS

gāvaḥ — cows; hiraṇyam — gold; vāsāṁsi — clothing; madhu — sweet-tasting; madhu — mixed with honey; annam — grains; ādṛtāḥ — respectfully; brāhmaṇebhyaḥ — to the brāhmaṇas; daduḥ — they gave; sarve — all of them; devaḥ — the lord; naḥ — with us; prīyatām — may be pleased; iti — thus praying.

TRANSLATION

The cowherd men gave the brāhmaṇas gifts of cows, gold, clothing and cooked grains mixed with honey. Then the cowherds prayed, “May the lord be pleased with us.”

VERSE 10.34.4

ūṣuḥ sarasvatī-tīre
jalaṁ prāśya yata-vratāḥ
rajanīṁ tāṁ mahā-bhāgā
nanda-sunandakādayaḥ

SYNONYMS

ūṣuḥ — they stayed; sarasvatī-tīre — on the bank of the Sarasvatī; jalam — water; prāśya — subsisting on; yata-vratāḥ — taking strict vows; rajanīm — the night; tām — that; mahā-bhāgāḥ — the greatly fortunate ones; nanda-sunandaka-ādayaḥ — Nanda, Sunanda and the others.

TRANSLATION

Nanda, Sunanda and the other greatly fortunate cowherds spent that night on the bank of the Sarasvatī, strictly observing their vows. They fasted, taking only water.

VERSE 10.34.5

kaścin mahān ahis tasmin
vipine ’ti-bubhukṣitaḥ
yadṛcchayāgato nandaṁ
śayānam ura-go ’grasīt

SYNONYMS

kaścit — a certain; mahān — great; ahiḥ — snake; tasmin — in that; vipine — area of the forest; ati-bubhukṣitaḥ — extremely hungry; yadṛcchayā — by chance; āgataḥ — came there; nandam — Nanda Mahārāja; śayānam — who was lying asleep; ura-gaḥ — moving on his belly; agrasīt — swallowed.

TRANSLATION

During the night a huge and extremely hungry snake appeared in that thicket. Slithering on his belly up to the sleeping Nanda Mahārāja, the snake began swallowing him.

VERSE 10.34.6

sa cukrośāhinā grastaḥ
kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahān ayam
sarpo māṁ grasate tāta
prapannaṁ parimocaya

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Nanda Mahārāja; cukrośa — shouted; ahinā — by the snake; grastaḥ — seized; kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa; mahān — large; ayam — this; sarpaḥ — serpent; mām — me; grasate — is swallowing; tāta — my dear boy; prapannam — who is surrendered; parimocaya — please deliver.

TRANSLATION

In the clutches of the snake, Nanda Mahārāja cried out, “Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa, my dear boy! This huge serpent is swallowing me! Please save me, who am surrendered to You!”

VERSE 10.34.7

tasya cākranditaṁ śrutvā
gopālāḥ sahasotthitāḥ
grastaṁ ca dṛṣṭvā vibhrāntāḥ
sarpaṁ vivyadhur ulmukaiḥ

SYNONYMS

tasya — his; ca — and; ākranditam — the crying out; śrutvā — hearing; gopālāḥ — the cowherds; sahasā — suddenly; utthitāḥ — rising up; grastam — seized; ca — and; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; vibhrāntāḥ — disturbed; sarpam — the snake; vivyadhuḥ — they beat; ulmukaiḥ — with flaming torches.

TRANSLATION

When the cowherd men heard the cries of Nanda, they immediately rose up and saw that he was being swallowed. Distraught, they beat the serpent with blazing torches.

VERSE 10.34.8

alātair dahyamāno ’pi
nāmuñcat tam uraṅgamaḥ
tam aspṛśat padābhyetya
bhagavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

SYNONYMS

alātaiḥ — by the firebrands; dahyamānaḥ — being burned; api — although; na amuñcat — did not release; tam — him; uraṅgamaḥ — the snake; tam — that snake; aspṛśat — touched; padā — with His foot; abhyetya — coming; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; sātvatām — of the devotees; patiḥ — the master.

TRANSLATION

But even though the firebrands were burning him, the serpent would not release Nanda Mahārāja. Then the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, master of His devotees, came to the spot and touched the snake with His foot.

VERSE 10.34.9

sa vai bhagavataḥ śrīmat
pāda-sparśa-hatāśubhaḥ
bheje sarpa-vapur hitvā
rūpaṁ vidyādharārcitam

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; vai — indeed; bhagavataḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrī-mat — divine; pāda — of the foot; sparśa — by the touch; hata — destroyed; aśubhaḥ — all inauspiciousness; bheje — assumed; sarpa-vapuḥ — his snake body; hitvā — giving up; rūpam — a form; vidyādhara — by the Vidyādharas; arcitam — worshiped.

TRANSLATION

The snake had all his sinful reactions destroyed by the touch of the Supreme Lord’s divine foot, and thus he gave up his serpent body and appeared in the form of a worshipable Vidyādhara.

VERSE 10.34.10

tam apṛcchad dhṛṣīkeśaḥ
praṇataṁ samavasthitam
dīpyamānena vapuṣā
puruṣaṁ hema-mālinam

SYNONYMS

tam — from him; apṛcchat — inquired; hṛṣīkeśaḥ — the Supreme Lord Hṛṣīkeśa; praṇatam — who was offering obeisances; samavasthitam — standing before Him; dīpyamānena — brilliantly shining; vapuṣā — with his body; puruṣam — the personality; hema — golden; mālinam — wearing necklaces.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord Hṛṣīkeśa then questioned this personality, who was standing before Him with his head bowed, his brilliantly effulgent body bedecked with golden necklaces.

VERSE 10.34.11

ko bhavān parayā lakṣmyā
rocate ’dbhuta-darśanaḥ
kathaṁ jugupsitām etāṁ
gatiṁ vā prāpito ’vaśaḥ

SYNONYMS

kaḥ — who; bhavān — your good self; parayā — with great; lakṣmyā — beauty; rocate — shine; adbhuta — wonderful; darśanaḥ — to see; katham — why; jugupsitām — terrible; etām — this; gatim — destination; — and; prāpitaḥ — made to assume; avaśaḥ — beyond your control.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear sir, you appear so wonderful, glowing with such great beauty. Who are you? And who forced you to assume this terrible body of a snake?

VERSE 10.34.12-13

sarpa uvāca

ahaṁ vidyādharaḥ kaścit
sudarśana iti śrutaḥ
śriyā svarūpa-sampattyā
vimānenācaran diśaḥ

ṛṣīn virūpāṅgirasaḥ
prāhasaṁ rūpa-darpitaḥ
tair imāṁ prāpito yoniṁ
pralabdhaiḥ svena pāpmanā

SYNONYMS

sarpaḥ uvāca — the serpent said; aham — I; vidyādharaḥ — a Vidyādhara; kaścit — certain; sudarśanaḥ — Sudarśana; iti — thus; śrutaḥ — well known; śriyā — with opulence; svarūpa — of my personal form; sampattyā — with the asset; vimānena — in my airplane; ācaran — wandering; diśaḥ — the directions; ṛṣīn — sages; virūpa — deformed; āṅgirasaḥ — of the disciplic succession of Āṅgirā Muni; prāhasam — I ridiculed; rūpa — because of beauty; darpitaḥ — overly conceited; taiḥ — by them; imām — this; prāpitaḥ — made to assume; yonim — the birth; pralabdhaiḥ — who were laughed at; svena — because of my own; pāpmanā — sinful action.

TRANSLATION

The serpent replied: I am the well-known Vidyādhara named Sudarśana. I was very opulent and beautiful, and I used to wander freely in all directions in my airplane. Once I saw some homely sages of the lineage of Aṅgirā Muni. Proud of my beauty, I ridiculed them, and because of my sin they made me assume this lowly form.

VERSE 10.34.14

śāpo me ’nugrahāyaiva
kṛtas taiḥ karuṇātmabhiḥ
yad ahaṁ loka-guruṇā
padā spṛṣṭo hatāśubhaḥ

SYNONYMS

śāpaḥ — the curse; me — my; anugrahāya — for the benediction; eva — certainly; kṛtaḥ — created; taiḥ — by them; karuṇa-ātmabhiḥ — who are merciful by nature; yat — since; aham — I; loka — of all the worlds; guruṇā — by the spiritual master; padā — with His foot; spṛṣṭaḥ — touched; hata — destroyed; aśubhaḥ — all inauspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

It was actually for my benefit that those merciful sages cursed me, since now I have been touched by the foot of the supreme spiritual master of all the worlds and have thus been relieved of all inauspiciousness.

VERSE 10.34.15

taṁ tvāhaṁ bhava-bhītānāṁ
prapannānāṁ bhayāpaham
āpṛcche śāpa-nirmuktaḥ
pāda-sparśād amīva-han

SYNONYMS

tam — that same person; tvā — You; aham — I; bhava — of material existence; bhītānām — for those who are afraid; prapannānām — who are surrendered; bhaya — of fear; apaham — the remover; āpṛcche — I request permission; śāpa — from the curse; nirmuktaḥ — freed; pāda-sparśāt — by the touch of Your foot; amīva — of all distress; han — O destroyer.

TRANSLATION

My Lord, You destroy all fear for those who, fearing this material world, take shelter of You. By the touch of Your feet I am now freed from the curse of the sages. O destroyer of distress, please let me return to my planet.

VERSE 10.34.16

prapanno ’smi mahā-yogin
mahā-puruṣa sat-pate
anujānīhi māṁ deva
sarva-lokeśvareśvara

SYNONYMS

prapannaḥ — surrendered; asmi — I am; mahā-yogin — O greatest of all possessors of mystic power; mahā-puruṣa — O greatest of all personalities; sat-pate — O master of the devotees; anujānīhi — please order; mām — me; deva — O God; sarva — of all; loka — of the worlds; īśvara — of the controllers; īśvara — O supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

O master of mystic power, O great personality, O Lord of the devotees, I surrender to You. Please command me as You will, O supreme God, Lord of all lords of the universe.

VERSE 10.34.17

brahma-daṇḍād vimukto ’haṁ
sadyas te ’cyuta darśanāt
yan-nāma gṛhṇann akhilān
śrotṝn ātmānam eva ca
sadyaḥ punāti kiṁ bhūyas
tasya spṛṣṭaḥ padā hi te

SYNONYMS

brahma — of the brāhmaṇas; daṇḍāt — from the punishment; vimuktaḥ — freed; aham — I am; sadyaḥ — immediately; te — You; acyuta — O infallible Lord; darśanāt — by seeing; yat — whose; nāma — name; gṛhṇan — chanting; akhilān — all; śrotṝn — hearers; ātmānam — oneself; eva — indeed; ca — also; sadyaḥ — immediately; punāti — purifies; kim bhūyaḥ — what more, then; tasya — His; spṛṣṭaḥ — touched; padā — by the foot; hi — indeed; te — Your.

TRANSLATION

O infallible one, I was immediately freed from the brāhmaṇas’ punishment simply by seeing You. Anyone who chants Your name purifies all who hear his chanting, as well as himself. How much more beneficial, then, is the touch of Your lotus feet?

VERSE 10.34.18

ity anujñāpya dāśārhaṁ
parikramyābhivandya ca
sudarśano divaṁ yātaḥ
kṛcchrān nandaś ca mocitaḥ

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; anujñāpya — taking permission; dāśārham — from Lord Kṛṣṇa; parikramya — circumambulating; abhivandya — offering obeisances; ca — and; sudarśanaḥ — Sudarśana; divam — to heaven; yātaḥ — went; kṛcchrāt — from his difficulty; nandaḥ — Nanda Mahārāja; ca — also; mocitaḥ — was delivered.

TRANSLATION

Thus receiving the permission of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the demigod Sudarśana circumambulated Him, bowed down to offer Him homage and then returned to his heavenly planet. Nanda Mahārāja was thus delivered from peril.

VERSE 10.34.19

niśāmya kṛṣṇasya tad ātma-vaibhavaṁ
vrajaukaso vismita-cetasas tataḥ
samāpya tasmin niyamaṁ punar vrajaṁ
ṇṛpāyayus tat kathayanta ādṛtāḥ

SYNONYMS

niśāmya — seeing; kṛṣṇasya — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; tat — that; ātma — personal; vaibhavam — opulent display of power; vraja-okasaḥ — the inhabitants of Vraja; vismita — amazed; cetasaḥ — in their minds; tataḥ — then; samāpya — finishing; tasmin — at that place; niyamam — their vow; punaḥ — again; vrajam — to the cowherd village; nṛpa — O King; āyayuḥ — they returned; tat — that display; kathayantaḥ — describing; ādṛtāḥ — with reverence.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of Vraja were astonished to see the mighty power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Dear King, they then completed their worship of Lord Śiva and returned to Vraja, along the way respectfully describing Kṛṣṇa’s powerful acts.

VERSE 10.34.20

kadācid atha govindo
rāmaś cādbhuta-vikramaḥ
vijahratur vane rātryāṁ
madhya-gau vraja-yoṣitām

SYNONYMS

kadācit — on one occasion; atha — then; govindaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; rāmaḥ — Lord Balarāma; ca — and; adbhuta — wonderful; vikramaḥ — whose deeds; vijahratuḥ — the two of Them played; vane — in the forest; rātryām — at night; madhya-gau — in the midst; vraja-yoṣitām — of the women of the cowherd community.

TRANSLATION

Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rāma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.

VERSE 10.34.21

upagīyamānau lalitaṁ
strī-janair baddha-sauhṛdaiḥ
sv-alaṅkṛtānuliptāṅgau
sragvinau virajo-’mbarau

SYNONYMS

upagīyamānau — Their glories being sung; lalitam — charmingly; strī-janaiḥ — by the womenfolk; baddha — bound; sauhṛdaiḥ — in affection for Them; su-alaṅkṛta — finely decorated; anulipta — and anointed with (sandalwood pulp); aṅgau — whose limbs; srak-vinau — wearing flower garlands; virajaḥ — spotless; ambarau — whose garments.

TRANSLATION

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma wore flower garlands and spotless garments, and Their limbs were beautifully decorated and anointed. The women sang Their glories in a charming way, bound to Them by affection.

VERSE 10.34.22

niśā-mukhaṁ mānayantāv
uditoḍupa-tārakam
mallikā-gandha-mattāli-
juṣṭaṁ kumuda-vāyunā

SYNONYMS

niśā-mukham — the beginning of night; mānayantau — the two of Them honoring; udita — having risen; uḍupa — the moon; tārakam — and stars; mallikā — of the jasmine flowers; gandha — by the fragrance; matta — intoxicated; ali — by the bees; juṣṭam — liked; kumuda — from the lotuses; vāyunā — with the breeze.

TRANSLATION

The two Lords praised the nightfall, signaled by the rising of the moon and the appearance of stars, a lotus-scented breeze and bees intoxicated by the fragrance of jasmine flowers.

VERSE 10.34.23

jagatuḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ
manaḥ-śravaṇa-maṅgalam
tau kalpayantau yugapat
svara-maṇḍala-mūrcchitam

SYNONYMS

jagatuḥ — They sang; sarva-bhūtānām — of all living beings; manaḥ — for the mind; śravaṇa — and ears; maṅgalam — happiness; tau — the two of Them; kalpayantau — producing; yugapat — simultaneously; svara — of musical tones; maṇḍala — by the entire scale; mūrcchitam — augmented.

TRANSLATION

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma sang, producing the entire range of musical sounds simultaneously. Their singing brought happiness to the ears and minds of all living beings.

VERSE 10.34.24

gopyas tad-gītam ākarṇya
mūrcchitā nāvidan nṛpa
sraṁsad-dukūlam ātmānaṁ
srasta-keśa-srajaṁ tataḥ

SYNONYMS

gopyaḥ — the gopīs; tat — of Them; gītam — the singing; ākarṇya — hearing; mūrcchitāḥ — stunned; na avidan — were not aware of; nṛpa — my dear King; sraṁsat — slipping; dukūlam — the fine cloth of their garments; ātmānam — themselves; srasta — disheveled; keśa — their hair; srajam — the garlands; tataḥ — (slipping) from that.

TRANSLATION

The gopīs became stunned when they heard that song. Forgetting themselves, O King, they did not notice that their fine garments were becoming loose and their hair and garlands disheveled.

VERSE 10.34.25

evaṁ vikrīḍatoḥ svairaṁ
gāyatoḥ sampramatta-vat
śaṅkhacūḍa iti khyāto
dhanadānucaro ’bhyagāt

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; vikrīḍatoḥ — as the two of Them were playing; svairam — as They desired; gāyatoḥ — singing; sampramatta — to the point of intoxication; vat — as if; śaṅkhacūḍaḥ — Śaṅkhacūḍa; iti — thus; khyātaḥ — named; dhana-da — of the treasurer of the demigods, Lord Kuvera; anucaraḥ — a servant; abhyagāt — arrived.

TRANSLATION

While Lord Kṛṣṇa and Lord Balarāma thus played according to Their own sweet will and sang to the point of apparent intoxication, a servant of Kuvera named Śaṅkhacūḍa came upon the scene.

VERSE 10.34.26

tayor nirīkṣato rājaṁs
tan-nāthaṁ pramadā-janam
krośantaṁ kālayām āsa
diśy udīcyām aśaṅkitaḥ

SYNONYMS

tayoḥ — the two of Them; nirīkṣatoḥ — as They looked on; rājan — O King; tat-nātham — having Them as their Lords; pramadā-janam — the assemblage of women; krośantam — crying out; kālayām āsa — he drove; diśi — in the direction; udīcyām — northern; aśaṅkitaḥ — without fear.

TRANSLATION

O King, even as the two Lords looked on, Śaṅkhacūḍa brazenly began driving the women off toward the north. The women, who had accepted Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as their Lords, began to cry out to Them.

VERSE 10.34.27

krośantaṁ kṛṣṇa rāmeti
vilokya sva-parigraham
yathā gā dasyunā grastā
bhrātarāv anvadhāvatām

SYNONYMS

krośantam — crying out; kṛṣṇa rāma iti — “Kṛṣṇa! Rāma!”; vilokya — seeing; sva-parigraham — Their devotees; yathā — just as; gāḥ — cows; dasyunā — by a thief; grastāḥ — seized; bhrātarau — the two brothers; anvadhāvatām — ran after.

TRANSLATION

Hearing Their devotees crying out “Kṛṣṇa! Rāma!” and seeing that they were just like cows being stolen by a thief, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma began to run after the demon.

VERSE 10.34.28

mā bhaiṣṭety abhayārāvau
śāla-hastau tarasvinau
āsedatus taṁ tarasā
tvaritaṁ guhyakādhamam

SYNONYMS

bhaiṣṭa — do not fear; iti — thus calling; abhaya — giving fearlessness; ārāvau — whose words; śāla — logs of the śāla tree; hastau — in Their hands; tarasvinau — moving quickly; āsedatuḥ — They approached; tam — that demon; tarasā — with haste; tvaritam — who was moving swiftly; guhyaka — of Yakṣas; adhamam — the worst.

TRANSLATION

The Lords called out in reply, “Do not fear!” Then They picked up logs of the śala tree and quickly pursued that lowest of Guhyakas, who swiftly ran away.

VERSE 10.34.29

sa vīkṣya tāv anuprāptau
kāla-mṛtyū ivodvijan
viṣṛjya strī-janaṁ mūḍhaḥ
prādravaj jīvitecchayā

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Śaṅkhacūḍa; vīkṣya — seeing; tau — the two; anuprāptau — approached; kāla-mṛtyū — Time and Death; iva — as; udvijan — becoming anxious; visṛjya — leaving aside; strī-janam — the women; mūḍhaḥ — confused; prādravat — ran away; jīvita — his life; icchayā — with the desire of preserving.

TRANSLATION

When Śaṅkhacūḍa saw the two of Them coming toward him like the personified forces of Time and Death, he was filled with anxiety. Confused, he abandoned the women and fled for his life.

VERSE 10.34.30

tam anvadhāvad govindo
yatra yatra sa dhāvati
jihīrṣus tac-chiro-ratnaṁ
tasthau rakṣan striyo balaḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — after him; anvadhāvat — ran; govindaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; yatra yatra — wherever; saḥ — he; dhāvati — was running; jihīrṣuḥ — desiring to take away; tat — his; śiraḥ — upon the head; ratnam — the jewel; tasthau — stood; rakṣan — protecting; striyaḥ — the women; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma.

TRANSLATION

Lord Govinda chased the demon wherever he ran, eager to take his crest jewel. Meanwhile Lord Balarāma stayed with the women to protect them.

VERSE 10.34.31

avidūra ivābhyetya
śiras tasya durātmanaḥ
jahāra muṣṭinaivāṅga
saha-cūḍa-maṇiṁ vibhuḥ

SYNONYMS

avidūre — nearby; iva — as if; abhyetya — coming toward; śiraḥ — the head; tasya — of him; durātmanaḥ — the wicked one; jahāra — took away; muṣṭinā — with His fist; eva — simply; aṅga — my dear King; saha — together with; cūḍa-maṇim — the jewel upon his head; vibhuḥ — the almighty Lord.

TRANSLATION

The mighty Lord overtook Śaṅkhacūḍa from a great distance as if from nearby, my dear King, and then with His fist the Lord removed the wicked demon’s head, together with his crest jewel.

VERSE 10.34.32

śaṅkhacūḍaṁ nihatyaivaṁ
maṇim ādāya bhāsvaram
agrajāyādadāt prītyā
paśyantīnāṁ ca yoṣitām

SYNONYMS

śaṅkhacūḍam — the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa; nihatya — killing; evam — in this manner; maṇim — the jewel; ādāya — taking; bhāsvaram — brilliant; agra-jāya — to His elder brother (Lord Balarāma); adadāt — gave; prītyā — with satisfaction; paśyantīnām — as they were watching; ca — and; yoṣitām — the women.

TRANSLATION

Having thus killed the demon Śaṅkhacūḍa and taken away his shining jewel, Lord Kṛṣṇa gave it to His elder brother with great satisfaction as the gopīs watched.