Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.19

tasyābhipaśyatah kha-sthah

kshanena kila bhārata

gaja-mātrah pravavridhe

tad adbhutam abhūn mahat

SYNONYMS

tasya — his; abhipaśyatah — while thus observing; kha-sthah — situated in the sky; kshanena — suddenly; kila — verily; bhārataO descendant of Bharata; gaja-mātrah — just like an elephant; pravavridhe — thoroughly expanded; tat — that; adbhutam — extraordinary; abhūt — transformed; mahat — into a gigantic body.

TRANSLATION

O descendant of Bharata, while Brahmā was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.

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