Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.67.18

taḿ tu sańkarṣaṇo mūrdhni

patantam acalo yathā

pratijagrāha balavān

sunandenāhanac ca tam

SYNONYMS

tam — that (tree trunk); tu — but; sańkarṣaṇaḥ — Lord Balarāma; mūrdhni — on His head; patantam — falling; acalaḥan unmoving mountain; yathā — like; pratijagrāha — took hold of; bala-vān — powerful; sunandena — with Sunanda, His club; ahanatHe struck; ca — and; tam — him, Dvivida.

TRANSLATION

But Lord Sańkarṣaṇa remained as motionless as a mountain and simply grabbed the log as it fell upon His head. He then struck Dvivida with His club, named Sunanda.

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