SB 10.43.8

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

SB 10.43.7

SB 10.43.9

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

pucche pragṛhyāti-balaṁ
dhanuṣaḥ pañca-viṁśatim
vicakarṣa yathā nāgaṁ
suparṇa iva līlayā

SYNONYMS

pucche—by his tail; pragṛhya—grabbing him; ati-balam—the extremely powerful (elephant); dhanuṣaḥ—bow-lengths; pañca-viṁśatim—twenty-five; vicakarṣa—He dragged; yathā—as; nāgam—a snake; suparṇaḥ—Garuḍa; iva—as; līlayā—playfully.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa then grabbed the powerful Kuvalayāpīḍa by the tail and playfully dragged him twenty-five bow-lengths as easily as Garuḍa might drag a snake.