SB 10.72.43

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Tenth Canto - Chapter 72: The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha

SB 10.72.42 - SB 10.72.44

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 43

ekam pādaṁ padākramya

dorbhyām anyaṁ pragṛhya saḥ

gudataḥ pāṭayām āsa

śākham iva mahā-gajaḥ

SYNONYMS

ekam—one; pādam—leg; padā—with his foot; ākramya—standing on top of; dorbhyām—with his two hands; anyam—the other; pragṛhya—taking hold of; saḥ—he; gudataḥ—beginning from the anus; pāṭayām āsa—tore him asunder; śākhām—a tree branch; iva—as; mahā—great; gajaḥ—an elephant.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

Bhīma pressed down on one leg with his foot while grabbing Jarāsandha's other leg in his hands, and just as a great elephant might break the branch of a tree, Bhīma tore Jarāsandha apart from the anus upward.

SB 10.72.42 - SB 10.72.44