SB 10.59.20
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 20
- dṛṣṭvā vidrāvitaṁ sainyaṁ
- garuḍenārditaṁ svakaṁ
- taṁ bhaumaḥ prāharac chaktyā
- vajraḥ pratihato yataḥ
- nākampata tayā viddho
- mālāhata iva dvipaḥ
SYNONYMS
dṛṣṭvā — seeing; vidrāvitam — driven away; sainyam — the army; garuḍena — by Garuḍa; arditam — tormented; svakam — his; tam — him, Garuḍa; bhaumaḥ — Bhaumāsura; prāharat — struck; śaktyā — with his spear; vajraḥ — the thunderbolt (of Lord Indra); pratihataḥ — counteracted; yataḥ — by which; na akampata — he (Garuḍa) was not shaken; tayā — by it; viddhaḥ — struck; mālā — by a flower garland; āhataḥ — hit; iva — like; dvipaḥ — an elephant.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
Seeing his army driven back and tormented by Garuḍa, Bhauma attacked him with his spear, which had once defeated Lord Indra's thunderbolt. But though struck by that mighty weapon, Garuḍa was not shaken. Indeed, he was like an elephant hit with a flower garland.