Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 26: Wonderful Krsna

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.26.9

vatsesu vatsa-rupena

pravisantam jighamsaya

hatva nyapatayat tena

kapitthani ca lilaya

SYNONYMS

vatsesu -- among the calves; vatsa-rupena -- appearing as if another calf; pravisantam -- who had entered; jighamsaya -- wanting to kill; hatva -- killing him; nyapatayat -- He made to fall; tena -- by him; kapitthani -- the kapittha fruits; ca -- and; lilaya -- as a sport.

TRANSLATION

Desiring to kill Krsna, the demon Vatsa disguised himself as a calf and entered among Krsna's calves. But Krsna killed the demon and, using his body, enjoyed the sport of knocking kapittha fruits down from the trees.

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