Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 17: Mahārāja Prithu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.15

tām anvadhāvat tad vainyah

kupito 'tyarunekshanah

śaram dhanushi sandhāya

yatra yatra palāyate

SYNONYMS

tām — the cow-shaped earth; anvadhāvathe chased; tat — then; vainyah — the son of King Vena; kupitah — being very much angry; ati-aruna — very red; īkshanah — his eyes; śaraman arrow; dhanushi — on the bow; sandhāya — placing; yatra yatra — wherever; palāyate — she flees.

TRANSLATION

Seeing this, Mahārāja Prithu became very angry, and his eyes became as red as the early-morning sun. Placing an arrow on his bow, he chased the cow-shaped earth wherever she would run.

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