Canto 1: CreationChapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parikshit

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 1.12.10

astra-tejah sva-gadaya

niharam iva gopatih

vidhamantam sannikarshe

paryaikshata ka ity asau

SYNONYMS

astra-tejah -- radiation of the brahmastra; sva-gadaya -- by means of His own club; niharam -- drops of dew; iva -- like; gopatih -- the sun; vidhamantam -- the act of vanishing; sannikarshe -- nearby; paryaikshata -- observing; kah -- who; iti asau -- this body.

TRANSLATION

The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmastra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was.

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