Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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kiṁ nu vakṣye ’bhisaṅgamya
pitarau rāma-keśavau
yuddhāt samyag apakrāntaḥ
pṛṣṭas tatrātmanaḥ kṣamam

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

What will I say to My fathers, Rāma and Keśava, when I return to Them after having simply fled the battle? What can I tell Them that will befit My honor?

PURPORT

Śrī Pradyumna here uses the word pitarau, “fathers,” loosely. Lord Balarāma was of course His uncle.

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