Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth OrderChapter 17: Mahārāja Pṛthu Becomes Angry at the Earth

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.17.15

tām anvadhāvat tad vainyaḥ

kupito 'tyaruṇekṣaṇaḥ

śaraḿ dhanuṣi sandhāya

yatra yatra palāyate

SYNONYMS

tām — the cow-shaped earth; anvadhāvathe chased; tat — then; vainyaḥ — the son of King Vena; kupitaḥ — being very much angry; ati-aruṇa — very red; īkṣaṇaḥ — his eyes; śaraman arrow; dhanuṣi — on the bow; sandhāya — placing; yatra yatra — wherever; palāyate — she flees.

TRANSLATION

Seeing this, Mahārāja Pṛthu became very angry, and his eyes became as red as the early-morning sun. Placing an arrow on his bow, he chased the cow-shaped earth wherever she would run.

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