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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 18

taṁ tu saṅkarṣaṇo mūrdhni
patantam acalo yathā
pratijagrāha balavān
sunandenāhanac ca tam

SYNONYMS

tam—that (tree trunk); tu—but; saṅkarṣaṇaḥ—Lord Balarāma; mūrdhni—on His head; patantam—falling; acalaḥ—an unmoving mountain; yathā—like; pratijagrāha—took hold of; bala-vān—powerful; sunandena—with Sunanda, His club; ahanat—He struck; ca—and; tam—him, Dvivida.

TRANSLATION

But Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa remained as motionless as a mountain and simply grabbed the log as it fell upon His head. He then struck Dvivida with His club, named Sunanda.