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CC Adi 17.181 (1975)



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!