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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 6

so 'patad bhuvi nirbhinna-
lalāṭo 'sṛk samutsṛjan
muñcann ārta-svaraṁ śailo
yathā vajra-hato 'ruṇaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ—he, Balvala; apatat—fell; bhuvi—to the ground; nirbhinna—cracked open; lalāṭaḥ—his forehead; asṛk—blood; samutsṛjan—gushing; muñcan—releasing; ārta—of agony; svaram—a sound; śailaḥ—a mountain; yathā—like; vajra—by a lightning bolt; hataḥ—struck; aruṇaḥ—reddish.

TRANSLATION

Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.

PURPORT

According to the ācāryas, the demon appeared reddish with blood, like a mountain red with oxide.