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Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

Verse 48 of 57
SB 10.11.48

स वै बको नाम महानसुरो बकरूपधृक् आगत्य सहसा कृष्णं तीक्ष्णतुण्डो ऽग्रसद्बली

sa vai bako nāma mahān asuro baka-rūpa-dhṛk āgatya sahasā kṛṣṇaṁ tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍo 'grasad balī

Synonyms

saḥthat creature; vaiindeed; bakaḥ nāmaby the name Bakāsura; mahān asuraḥa great, gigantic demon; baka-rūpa-dhṛkassumed the bodily shape of a big duck; āgatyacoming there; sahasāall of a sudden; kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa; tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥsharp beak; agrasatswallowed; balīvery powerful..

Translation

That great-bodied demon was named Bakāsura. He had assumed the body of a duck with a very sharp beak. Having come there, he immediately swallowed Kṛṣṇa.

Verse 48 of 57
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