Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.58.45

evaḿ samayam ākarṇya

baddhvā parikaraḿ prabhuḥ

ātmānaḿ saptadhā kṛtvā

nyagṛhṇāl līlayaiva tān

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; samayam — the condition; ākarṇya — hearing; baddhvā — tightening; parikaram — His clothing; prabhuḥ — the Lord; ātmānam — Himself; saptadhā — as seven; kṛtvā — making; nyagṛhṇāt — He subdued; līlayā — like play; eva — simply; tān — them.

TRANSLATION

Upon hearing these terms, the Lord tightened His clothing, expanded Himself into seven forms and easily subdued the bulls.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, Lord Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into seven forms not only to playfully defeat the seven bulls but also to show Princess Satya that she would not have to compete with His other queens, since He could enjoy with all of them simultaneously.

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