Canto 3, Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Verse 19 (SB 3.13.19)
SB 3.13.19 • मूल श्लोक

तस्याभिपश्यत: खस्थ: क्षणेन किल भारत । गजमात्र: प्रववृधे तदद्भुतमभून्महत् ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

tasyābhipaśyataḥ kha-sthaḥ kṣaṇena kila bhārata gaja-mātraḥ pravavṛdhe tad adbhutam abhūn mahat

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tasya — his; abhipaśyataḥ — while thus observing; kha-sthaḥ — situated in the sky; kṣaṇena — suddenly; kila — verily; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; gaja-mātraḥ — just like an elephant; pravavṛdhe — thoroughly expanded; tat — that; adbhutam — extraordinary; abhūt — transformed; mahat — into a gigantic body.

Translation

“O descendant of Bharata, while Brahmā was observing Him, that boar became situated in the sky in a wonderful manifestation as gigantic as a great elephant.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda