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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.37.8

tad-dehatah karkatika-phalopamad

vyasor apakrsya bhujam maha-bhujah

avismito 'yatna-hatarikah suraih

prasuna-varsair varsadbhir iditah

SYNONYMS

tat-dehatah -- from Kesi's body; karkatika-phala -- a karkatika fruit; upamat -- which resembled; vyasoh -- from which the vital airs had departed; apakrsya -- withdrawing; bhujam -- His arm; maha-bhujah -- the mighty-armed Lord; avismitah -- without undue pride; ayatna -- without effort; hata -- having killed; arikah -- His enemy; suraih -- by the demigods; prasuna -- of flowers; varsaih -- with downpours; varsadbhih -- who were raining upon Him; iditah -- worshiped.

TRANSLATION

The mighty-armed Krsna withdrew His arm from Kesi's body, which now appeared like a long karkatika fruit. Without the least display of pride at having so effortlessly killed His enemy, the Lord accepted the demigods' worship in the form of flowers rained down from above.

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