SB 10.78.3
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 3
- taṁ tathāyāntam ālokya
- gadām ādāya satvaraḥ
- avaplutya rathāt kṛṣṇaḥ
- sindhuṁ veleva pratyadhāt
SYNONYMS
tam — him; tathā — in this way; āyāntam — approaching; ālokya — seeing; gadām — His club; ādāya — taking; satvaraḥ — quickly; avaplutya — leaping down; rathāt — from His chariot; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; sindhum — the sea; velā — the shore; iva — as; pratyadhāt — checked.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Seeing Dantavakra approach, Lord Kṛṣṇa quickly picked up His club, jumped down from His chariot and stopped His advancing opponent just as the shore holds back the ocean.
PURPORT
Śrīla Prabhupāda writes, "When Kṛṣṇa appeared before Dantavakra, his heroic march was immediately stopped, just as the great furious waves of the ocean are stopped by the beach."