Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Kesi and Vyoma

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.37.4

tad vancayitva tam adhoksajo rusa

pragrhya dorbhyam parividhya padayoh

savajnam utsrjya dhanuh-satantare

yathoragam tarksya-suto vyavasthitah

SYNONYMS

tat -- that; vancayitva -- avoiding; tam -- him; adhoksajah -- the transcendental Lord; rusa -- angrily; pragrhya -- seizing; dorbhyam -- with His arms; parividhya -- whirling around; padayoh -- by the legs; sa-avajnam -- contemptuously; utsrjya -- discarding; dhanuh -- of bow-lengths; sata -- one hundred; antare -- to the distance; yatha -- as; uragam -- a snake; tarksya -- of Kardama Muni; sutah -- the son (Garuda); vyavasthitah -- standing.

TRANSLATION

But the transcendental Lord dodged Kesi's blow and then with His arms angrily seized the demon by the legs, whirled him around in the air and contemptuously threw him the distance of one hundred bow-lengths, just as Garuda might throw a snake. Lord Krsna then stood there.

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