SB 10.36.11

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

SB 10.36.10 - SB 10.36.12

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 11

gṛhītvā śṛṅgayos taṁ vā

aṣṭādaśa padāni saḥ

pratyapovāha bhagavān

gajaḥ prati-gajaṁ yathā

SYNONYMS

gṛhītvā—seizing; śṛṅgayoḥ—by the horns; tam—him; vai—indeed; padāni—steps; saḥ—He; pratyapovāha—threw back; bhagavān—the Supreme Lord; gajaḥ—an elephant; prati-gajam—a rival elephant; yathā—like.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa seized Ariṣṭāsura by the horns and threw him back eighteen steps, just as an elephant might do when fighting a rival elephant.

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