Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 37: The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.37.5
saḥ labdha-saḿjñaḥ punar utthito ruṣā
vyādāya keśī tarasāpatad dharim
so 'py asya vaktre bhujam uttaraḿ smayan
praveśayām āsa yathoragaḿ bile
SYNONYMS
saḥ — he, Keśī; labdha — regaining; saḿjñaḥ — consciousness; punaḥ — again; utthitaḥ — rose up; ruṣā — in anger; vyādāya — opening (his mouth) wide; keśī — Keśī; tarasā — rapidly; apatat — ran; harim — toward Kṛṣṇa; saḥ — He, Lord Kṛṣṇa; api — and; asya — his; vaktre — in the mouth; bhujam — His arm; uttaram — left; smayan — smiled; praveśayām āsa — placed within; yathā — as; uragam — a snake; bile — (enters)within a hole.
TRANSLATION
Upon regaining consciousness Keśī angrily got up, opened his mouth wide and again rushed to attack Lord Kṛṣṇa. But the Lord just smiled and thrust His left arm into the horse's mouth as easily as one would make a snake enter a hole in the ground.
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