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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.13.32

jaghana rundhanam asahya-vikramam

sa lilayebham mrigarad ivambhasi

tad-rakta-pankankita-ganda-tundo

yatha gajendro jagatim vibhindan

SYNONYMS

jaghana -- killed; rundhanam -- the obstructive enemy; asahya -- unbearable; vikramam -- prowess; sah -- He; lilaya -- easily; ibham -- the elephant; mriga-rat -- the lion; iva -- like; ambhasi -- in the water; tat-rakta -- of his blood; panka-ankita -- smeared by the pool; ganda -- cheeks; tundah -- tongue; yatha -- as if; gajendrah -- the elephant; jagatim -- earth; vibhindan -- digging.

TRANSLATION

Thereupon Lord Boar killed the demon within the water, just as a lion kills an elephant. The cheeks and tongue of the Lord became smeared with the blood of the demon, just as an elephant becomes reddish from digging in the purple earth.

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