Verse Text
tatra katthitam, yathā –
protsāhayasyatitarāṁ kim ivāgraheṇa
māṁ keśisūdana vidann api bhadrasenam |
yoddhuṁ balena samam atra sudurbalena
divyārgalā pratibhaṭas trapate bhujo me ||15||
Translation
Boasting as anubhāva: O killer of Keśi! You know that I am Bhadrasena. Why are you eager to fight with weak Baladeva? My arm rivaling a shining door bolt is ashamed of this.
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
One friend addressed Kṛṣṇa in this manner: “My dear Madhusūdana, You know my strength, yet You are encouraging Bhadrasena, and not me, to challenge mighty Baladeva. By this action You are simply insulting me, because my arms are as strong as the bolts of the gate!”