SB 10.36.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

SB 10.36.10

SB 10.36.12

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 11

gṛhītvā śṛṅgayos taṁ vā
aṣṭādaśa padāni saḥ
pratyapovāha bhagavān
gajaḥ prati-gajaṁ yathā

SYNONYMS

gṛhītvā—seizing; śṛṅgayoḥ—by the horns; tam—him; vai—indeed; aṣṭādaśa-eighteen; padāni—steps; saḥ—He; pratyapovāha—threw back; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; gajaḥ—an elephant; prati-gajam—a rival elephant; yathā—like.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa seized Ariṣṭāsura by the horns and threw him back eighteen steps, just as an elephant might do when fighting a rival elephant.