SB 10.89.53

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 89: Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa's Sons

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 53

tasmin mahā-bhogam anantam adbhutaṁ sahasra-mūrdhanya-phaṇā-maṇi-dyubhiḥ

vibhrājamānaṁ dvi-guṇekṣaṇolbaṇaṁ

sitācalābhaṁ śiti-kaṇṭha-jihvam

SYNONYMS

tasmin—there; mahā—huge; bhogam—a serpent; anantam—Lord Ananta; adbhutam—amazing; sahasra—thousand; mūrdhanya—on His heads; phaṇā—upon the hoods; maṇi—of the gems; dyubhiḥ—with the rays of effulgence; vibhrājamānam—shining; dvi—twice; īkṣaṇa—whose eyes; ulbaṇam—frightening; sita—white; acala—the mountain (namely Kailāsa); ābham—whose resemblance; śiti—dark blue; kaṇṭha—whose necks; jihvam—and tongues.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

In that palace was the huge, awe-inspiring serpent Ananta Śeṣa. He shone brilliantly with the radiance emanating from the gems on His thousands of hoods and reflecting from twice as many fearsome eyes. He resembled white Mount Kailāsa, and His necks and tongues were dark blue.

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