Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.19

tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ

kṣaṇena kila bhārata

gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe

tad adbhutam abhūn mahat

SYNONYMS

tasya — his; abhipaśyataḥ — while thus observing; kha-sthaḥ — situated in the sky; kṣaṇena — suddenly; kila — verily; bhārataO descendant of Bharata; gaja-mātraḥ — just like an elephant; pravavṛdhe — thoroughly expanded; tat — that; adbhutam — extraordinary; abhūt — transformed; mahat — into a gigantic body.

TRANSLATION

O descendant of Bharata, while Brahmā was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.

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