SB 10.67.17

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

SB 10.67.16

SB 10.67.18

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 17

dvivido 'pi mahā-vīryaḥ
śālam udyamya pāṇinā
abhyetya tarasā tena
balaṁ mūrdhany atāḍayat

SYNONYMS

dvividaḥ—Dvivida; api—also; mahā—great; vīryaḥ—whose potency; śālam—a śāla tree; udyamya—lifting up; pāṇinā—with his hand; abhyetya—approaching; tarasā—swiftly; tena—with it; balam—Lord Balarāma; mūrdhani—on the head; atāḍayat—he struck.

TRANSLATION

Mighty Dvivida also came forward to do battle. Uprooting a śāla tree with one hand, he rushed toward Balarāma and struck Him on the head with the tree trunk.