Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.36.11

grhitva srngayos tam va

astadasa padani sah

pratyapovaha bhagavan

gajah prati-gajam yatha

SYNONYMS

grhitva -- seizing; srngayoh -- by the horns; tam -- him; vai -- indeed; astadasa -- eighteen; padani -- steps; sah -- He; pratyapovaha -- threw back; bhagavan -- the Supreme Lord; gajah -- an elephant; prati-gajam -- a rival elephant; yatha -- like.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord Krsna seized Aristasura by the horns and threw him back eighteen steps, just as an elephant might do when fighting a rival elephant.

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