SB 10.37.8
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 8
- tad-dehataḥ karkaṭikā-phalopamād
- vyasor apākṛṣya bhujaṁ mahā-bhujaḥ
- avismito 'yatna-hatārikaḥ suraiḥ
- prasūna-varṣair varṣadbhir īḍitaḥ
SYNONYMS
tat-dehataḥ — from Keśī's body; karkaṭikā-phala — a karkaṭikā fruit; upamāt — which resembled; vyasoḥ — from which the vital airs had departed; apākṛṣya — withdrawing; bhujam — His arm; mahā-bhujaḥ — the mighty-armed Lord; avismitaḥ — without undue pride; ayatna — without effort; hata — having killed; arikaḥ — His enemy; suraiḥ — by the demigods; prasūna — of flowers; varṣaiḥ — with downpours; varṣadbhiḥ — who were raining upon Him; īḍitaḥ — worshiped.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
The mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa withdrew His arm from Keśī's body, which now appeared like a long karkaṭikā 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.