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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.43.3

baddhvā parikaraḿ śauriḥ

samuhya kuṭilālakān

uvāca hastipaḿ vācā

megha-nāda-gabhīrayā

SYNONYMS

baddhvā — binding; parikaram — His clothes; śauriḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; samuhya — tying together; kuṭila — curled; alakān — the locks of His hair; uvācaHe spoke; hasti-pamto the elephant-keeper; vācā — with words; megha — of a cloud; nāda — like the sound; gabhīrayā — grave.

TRANSLATION

Securely binding up His clothes and tying back His curly locks, Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the elephant-keeper with words as grave as the rumbling of a cloud.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa was obviously preparing for a fight. According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the Lord put aside His jacket, tightened His belt and tied back His hair.

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