SB 10.43.8
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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 and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.