Go to Vaniquotes | Go to Vanipedia | Go to Vanimedia


Vanisource - the complete essence of Vedic knowledge


CC Adi 17.181



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 181

mora buke nakha diyā ghora-svare bale
phāḍimu tomāra buka mṛdaṅga badale


SYNONYMS

mora — my; buke — on the chest; nakha — nails; diyā — placing; ghora — roaring; svare — in a voice; bale — says; phāḍimu — I shall bifurcate; tomāra — your; buka — chest; mṛdaṅga — for the drum; badale — in exchange.


TRANSLATION

“Placing its nails on my chest, the lion said in a grave voice, ‘I shall immediately bifurcate your chest as you broke the mṛdaṅga drum!