Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.11
tāḿ sa āpatatīḿ vīkṣya
bhagavān samavasthitaḥ
jagrāha līlayā prāptāḿ
garutmān iva pannagīm
SYNONYMS
tām — that mace; saḥ — He; āpatatīm — flying toward; vīkṣya — after seeing; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samavasthitaḥ — stood firmly; jagrāha — caught; līlayā — easily; prāptām — entered into His presence; garutmān — Garuḍa; iva — as; pannagīm — a serpent.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord saw the mace flying toward Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.
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