Canto 1: CreationChapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkshit

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.10

astra-tejah sva-gadayā

nīhāram iva gopatih

vidhamantam sannikarshe

paryaikshata ka ity asau

SYNONYMS

astra-tejah — radiation of the brahmāstra; sva-gadayā — by means of His own club; nīhāram — 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 brahmāstra, 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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