Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.50.46
యవనోఽయం నిరున్ధేఽస్మానద్య తావన్మహాబల: ।
మాగధోఽప్యద్య వా శ్వో వా పరశ్వో వాగమిష్యతి ॥ ౪౬ ॥
yavano ’yaṁ nirundhe ’smān
[yavano ’yam nirundhe ’smaan]
adya tāvan mahā-balaḥ
[adya taavan mahaa-balah]
māgadho ’py adya vā śvo vā
[maagadho ’py adya vaa shvo vaa]
paraśvo vāgamiṣyati
[parashvo vaagamishyati]
Word-for-word
yavanaḥ
—
foreign barbarian
ayam
—
this
nirundhe
—
is opposing
asmān
—
us
adya
—
today
tāvat
—
as much
mahā - balaḥ
—
greatly powerful
māgadhaḥ
—
Jarāsandha
api
—
also
adya
—
today
vā
—
or
śvaḥ
—
tomorrow
vā
—
or
para - śvaḥ
—
the day after tomorrow
vā
—
or
āgamiṣyati
—
will come .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yavano ’yaṁ nirundhe ’smān
yavanaḥ
foreign barbarian
ayam
this
nirundhe
is opposing
adya tāvan mahā-balaḥ
māgadho ’py adya vā śvo vā
asmān
us
adya
today
tāvat
as much
mahā - balaḥ
greatly powerful
māgadhaḥ
Jarāsandha
api
also
adya
today
vā
or
paraśvo vāgamiṣyati
śvaḥ
tomorrow
vā
or
para - śvaḥ
the day after tomorrow
vā
or
āgamiṣyati
will come .
Important Words
-
nirundhe
—
is opposing
Present-tense of ni + √rudh — the same besieging-verb again. Kālayavana is besieging now, currently. The verse-tense shifts from the seventeen past sieges to the present urgency.
-
mahā-balaḥ
—
greatly powerful
Compound. Jarāsandha is acknowledged as mahā-bala even by Kṛṣṇa — the chapter never demeans the enemies, only places them. Their power is real; only Kṛṣṇa's is greater.
-
para-śvaḥ
—
the day after tomorrow
Para (next) + śvas (tomorrow). The exact small-scale of the timeline mirrors how the līlā is told — not in mythic vagueness but in calendar precision. Even cosmic shifts have a 'today, tomorrow, day-after.'
“This Yavana is besieging us already, and the mighty King of Magadha will soon arrive here, if not today then tomorrow or the next day.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
"This Yavana is besieging us already, and the mighty King of Magadha will soon arrive here, if not today then tomorrow or the next day.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
He has completely surrounded (ni—rundhe) us since he is so powerful. Therefore it is impossible to escape from here.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
He has completely surrounded (ni—rundhe) us since he is so powerful. The present tense is used to emphasize that the surrounding is continuous. Therefore it is impossible to escape from here. Though the Lord is omniscient, he speaks of different times, saying that the enemy may arrive, following normal patterns of conversation.
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Personal Guidance
Analogy
The Yavana is besieging us today; Jarāsandha will arrive today, or tomorrow, or the day after. The Lord lays out the timeline like a logistical officer — but every reader knows He is the master of kāla. The 'or tomorrow' is a wink at the audience.
My note
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