Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.11.47

te tatra dadṛśur bālā

mahā-sattvam avasthitam

tatrasur vajra-nirbhinnaḿ

gireḥ śṛńgam iva cyutam

SYNONYMS

te — they; tatra — there; dadṛśuḥ — observed; bālāḥ — all the boys; mahā-sattvama gigantic body; avasthitam — situated; tatrasuḥ — became afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam — broken by a thunderbolt; gireḥ śṛńgam — the peak of a mountain; iva — like; cyutam — fallen there.

TRANSLATION

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They were afraid even to see such a huge living being.

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