Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.63.12
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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piṇākī
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the wielder of Pināka
Śiva's epithet — Pināka is his bow. The verse names him by his weapon to parallel Kṛṣṇa as Śārṅga-pāṇi; the two are framed as bow-wielders, equals in posture, unequal in metaphysical rank.
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śārṅga-pāṇiḥ
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the bearer of Śārṅga in His hand
Compound: śārṅga + pāṇi (hand). One of Viṣṇu's standard epithets; the hand-and-weapon-compound (cakra-pāṇi, padma-pāṇi, śaṅkha-pāṇi) marks the deity by what He holds. Bhagavān is identified by what He carries for His devotees' sake.
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prati-astraiḥ
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with counter-weapons
Compound: prati (against, in reply) + astra (weapon). The verb-field of bhakti's response-grammar: every śakti has its corresponding counter; Bhagavān's hand is always already holding the answer.
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avismitaḥ
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not at all astonished
Compound: a (not) + vi-smita (astonished). Śiva's astras astonish the worlds; they do not astonish their source. Gauḍīyas read this as the precise sign of Bhagavān-tattva: He is the one for whom nothing else is wonderful.
They used weapons like the brahmāstra, shooting them separately. They both used bows, fighting according to the rules. Kṛṣṇa shot his arrows casually (avismitaḥ).
They used weapons like the brahmāstra, shooting them separately. Kṛṣṇa, holder of the bow, fought only with a bow rather than use his cakra because he was at a great distance from Śiva. Śiva, holder the trident, also fought with a bow. Kṛṣṇa was not proud (avismitaḥ) when Śiva used his weapons. Or he did not smile during this battle.
When a master swordsman fights a student, every cut is met with its exact counter — not because the master is straining, but because he is teaching. Kṛṣṇa meets each of Śiva's astras with the appointed reply, and the lesson being taught is who is teacher and who is student.
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