| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 17: Mahārāja Prithu Becomes Angry at the Earth |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.15
kupito 'tyarunekshanah
SYNONYMS
tām — the cow-shaped earth; anvadhāvat — he chased; tat — then; vainyah — the son of King Vena; kupitah — being very much angry; ati-aruna — very red; īkshanah — his eyes; śaram — an 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.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness