Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.37.4

tad vañcayitvā tam adhokṣajo ruṣā

pragṛhya dorbhyāḿ parividhya pādayoḥ

sāvajñam utsṛjya dhanuḥ-śatāntare

yathoragaḿ tārkṣya-suto vyavasthitaḥ

SYNONYMS

tat — that; vañcayitvā — avoiding; tam — him; adhokṣajaḥ — the transcendental Lord; ruṣā — angrily; pragṛhya — seizing; dorbhyām — with His arms; parividhya — whirling around; pādayoḥ — by the legs; sa-avajñam — contemptuously; utsṛjya — discarding; dhanuḥ — of bow-lengths; śata — one hundred; antareto the distance; yathāas; uragama snake; tārkṣya — of Kardama Muni; sutaḥ — the son (Garuḍa); vyavasthitaḥ — standing.

TRANSLATION

But the transcendental Lord dodged Keśī's blow and then with His arms angrily seized the demon by the legs, whirled him around in the air and contemptuously threw him the distance of one hundred bow-lengths, just as Garuḍa might throw a snake. Lord Kṛṣṇa then stood there.

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