Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.12.18

drishtvā tam tādriśam sarve

matvā vrindāvana-śriyam

vyāttājagara-tundena

hy utprekshante sma līlayā

SYNONYMS

drishtvā — seeing; tam — that Aghāsura; tādriśam — in that posture; sarve — Krishna and all the cowherd boys; matvā — thought it; vrindāvana-śriyam — a beautiful statue of Vrindāvana; vyātta — spread; ajagara-tundena — with the form of a python's mouth; hi — indeed; utprekshante — as if observing; sma — in the past; līlayā — as a matter of pastimes.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing this demon's wonderful form, which resembled a great python, the boys thought that it must be a beautiful scenic spot of Vrindāvana. Thereafter, they imagined it to be similar to the mouth of a great python. In other words, the boys, unafraid, thought that it was a statue made in the shape of a great python for the enjoyment of their pastimes.

PURPORT

Some of the boys, upon seeing this wonderful phenomenon, thought that it was in fact a python, and they were fleeing from the spot. But others said, "Why are you fleeing? It is not possible that a python like this is staying here. This is a spot of beauty for sporting." This is what they imagined.

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