SB 10.37.30

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

SB 10.37.29

SB 10.37.31

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 30

tasya tat karma vijñāya
kṛṣṇaḥ śaraṇa-daḥ satām
gopān nayantaṁ jagrāha
vṛkaṁ harir ivaujasā

SYNONYMS

tasya—of him, Vyomāsura; tat—that; karma—activity; vijñāya—fully understanding; kṛṣṇaḥ—Lord Kṛṣṇa; śaraṇa—of shelter; daḥ—the giver; satām—to saintly devotees; gopān—cowherd boys; nayantam—who was leading; jagrāha—He seized; vṛkam—a wolf; hariḥ—a lion: iva-just as; ojasā—forcefully.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa, who shelters all saintly devotees, understood perfectly well what Vyomāsura was doing. Just as a lion grabs a wolf, Kṛṣṇa forcefully seized the demon as he was taking away more cowherd boys.