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Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Verse 11 of 38
SB 3.19.11

तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान्समवस्थितः जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम्

tāṁ sa āpatatīṁ vīkṣya bhagavān samavasthitaḥ jagrāha līlayā prāptāṁ garutmān iva pannagīm

Synonyms

tāmthat mace; saḥHe; āpatatīmflying towards; vīkṣyaafter seeing; bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; samavasthitaḥstood firmly; jagrāhacaught; līlayāeasily; prāptāmentered into His presence; garutmānGaruḍa; ivaas; pannagīma serpent..

Translation

When the Lord saw the mace flying towards Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.

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