Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.10

astra-tejaḥ sva-gadayā

nīhāram iva gopatiḥ

vidhamantaḿ sannikarṣe

paryaikṣata ka ity asau

SYNONYMS

astra-tejaḥ — radiation of the brahmāstra; sva-gadayā — by means of His own club; nīhāram — drops of dew; iva — like; gopatiḥ — the sun; vidhamantam — the act of vanishing; sannikarṣe — nearby; paryaikṣata — observing; kaḥ — who; iti asau — this body.

TRANSLATION

The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmāstra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was.

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