SB 10.36.11
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.