Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 36: The Slaying of Arista, the Bull Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.36.6

bhagavān api tad vīkṣya

go-kulaḿ bhaya-vidrutam

mā bhaiṣṭeti girāśvāsya

vṛṣāsuram upāhvayat

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api — indeed; tat — that; vīkṣya — seeing; go-kulam — the cowherd community; bhaya — out of fear; vidrutammade to flee, or distraught; bhaiṣṭa — "don't be afraid"; iti — thus; girā — with words; āśvāsya — pacifying; vṛṣa-asuramto the bull demon; upāhvayatHe called out.

TRANSLATION

When the Supreme Lord saw the cowherd community distraught and fleeing in fear, He calmed them, saying, "Don't be afraid." Then He called out to the bull demon as follows.

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