Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.43.26-27

gāvaḥ sa-pālā etena

dāvāgneḥ parimocitāḥ

kāliyo damitaḥ sarpa

indraś ca vimadaḥ kṛtaḥ

saptāham eka-hastena

dhṛto 'dri-pravaro 'munā

varṣa-vātāśanibhyaś ca

paritrātaḿ ca gokulam

SYNONYMS

gāvaḥ — the cows; sa — together with; pālāḥ — their tenders; etena — by Him; dāva-agneḥ — from the forest fire; parimocitāḥ — saved; kāliyaḥKāliya; damitaḥ — subdued; sarpaḥ — the serpent; indraḥIndra; ca — and; vimadaḥ — prideless; kṛtaḥmade; sapta-aham — for seven days; eka-hastena — with one hand; dhṛtaḥ — held; adri — of mountains; pravaraḥ — the most eminent; amunā — by Him; varṣa — from rain; vāta — wind; aśanibhyaḥ — and hail; ca — also; paritrātam — delivered; ca — and; gokulam — the residents of Gokula.

TRANSLATION

He saved the cows and the cowherds from a forest fire and subdued the serpent Kāliya. He removed Lord Indra's false pride by holding up the best of mountains with one hand for an entire week, thus protecting the inhabitants of Gokula from rain, wind and hail.

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