Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.36.1

sri badarayanir uvaca

atha tarhy agato gostham

aristo vrsabhasurah

mahim maha-kakut-kayah

kampayan khura-viksatam

SYNONYMS

sri badarayanih uvaca -- Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; atha -- next; tarhi -- then; agatah -- came; gostham -- to the cowherd village; aristah -- named Arista; vrsabha-asurah -- the bull demon; mahim -- the earth; maha -- great; kakut -- having a hump; kayah -- whose body; kampayan -- making tremble; khura -- by his hooves; viksatam -- torn.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Goswami said: The demon Arista then came to the cowherd village. Appearing in the form of a bull with a large hump, he made the earth tremble as he tore it apart with his hooves.

PURPORT

According to the Sri Visnu Purana, Aristasura entered Krsna's village at twilight, as the Lord prepared to dance with the gopis:

prodosardhe kadacit tu

rasasakte janardane

trasayan sa-mado gostham

aristah sampagatah

"Once, midway through the period of dusk, when Lord Janardana was eager to perform the rasa dance, Aristasura madly entered the cowherd village, terrifying everyone."

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