Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.17.5

tac chrutvā kupito rājan

bhagavān bhagavat-priyaḥ

vijighāḿsur mahā-vegaḥ

kāliyaḿ samapādravat

SYNONYMS

tat — that; śrutvā — hearing; kupitaḥ — angered; rājan — 0 King; bhagavān — the powerful Garuḍa; bhagavat-priyaḥ — the dear devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; vijighāḿsuḥ — desiring to kill; mahā-vegaḥ — the greatly swift; kāliyam — to Kāliya; samupādravat — he rushed.

TRANSLATION

O King, the greatly powerful Garuḍa, who is very dear to the Supreme Lord, became angry when he heard of this. Desiring to kill Kāliya, he rushed toward the serpent with tremendous speed.

PURPORT

Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī explains that the word mahā-vega indicates that the great speed of Garuḍa cannot be checked by anyone.

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