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''tāla-trayam''—as long as three palm trees; ''mahā-sāram''—extremely solid; ''dhanuḥ''—the bow; ''yaṣṭim''—a stick; ''iva''—as; ''ibha-rāṭ''—a royal elephant; ''babhañja''—He broke; ''ekena''—with one; ''hastena''—hand; ''sapta-aham''—for seven days; ''adadhāt''—held; ''girim''—a mountain.
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Latest revision as of 19:13, 17 February 2024

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 25

tāla-trayaṁ mahā-sāraṁ
dhanur yaṣṭim ivebha-rāṭ
babhañjaikena hastena
saptāham adadhād girim


SYNONYMS

tāla-trayam — as long as three palm trees; mahā-sāram — extremely solid; dhanuḥ — the bow; yaṣṭim — a stick; iva — as; ibha-rāṭ — a royal elephant; babhañja — He broke; ekena — with one; hastena — hand; sapta-aham — for seven days; adadhāt — held; girim — a mountain.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda


TRANSLATION

With the ease of a royal elephant breaking a stick, Kṛṣṇa broke a powerful, giant bow three tālas long. He also held a mountain aloft for seven days with just one hand.


PURPORT

According to Ācārya Viśvanātha, a tāla ("palm tree") is a measurement of about sixty hastas, or ninety feet. Thus the great bow Kṛṣṇa broke was two hundred seventy feet long.



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