Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.68.5

iti karnah salo bhurir

yajnaketuh suyodhanah

sambam arebhire yoddhum

kuru-vrddhanumoditah

SYNONYMS

iti -- saying this; karnah salah bhurih -- Karna, Sala and Bhuri (Saumadatti); yajnaketuh suyodhanah -- Yajnaketu (Bhurisrava) and Duryodhana; sambam -- against Samba; arebhire -- they set out; yoddhum -- to fight; kuru-vrddha -- by the elder of the Kurus (Bhisma); anumoditah -- sanctioned.

TRANSLATION

After saying this and having their plan sanctioned by the senior member of the Kuru dynasty, Karna, Sala, Bhuri, Yajnaketu and Suyodhana set out to attack Samba.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura explains that the elder of the Kurus mentioned here is Bhisma, who gave permission to the younger men as follows: "Since this maiden has now been touched by Samba, she cannot take any other husband. He must become her husband. Nonetheless, you should arrest him and tie him up to make a statement about his impropriety and our own prowess. But in no case should he be killed." The acarya also adds that Bhisma accompanied the five warriors mentioned in this verse.

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