Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 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; saḥHe; āpatatīm — flying toward; vīkṣya — after seeing; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samavasthitaḥ — stood firmly; jagrāha — caught; līlayā — easily; prāptām — entered into His presence; garutmānGaruḍa; ivaas; pannagīma 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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