Canto 3, Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Verse 11 (SB 3.19.11)
SB 3.19.11 • मूल श्लोक

तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान् समवस्थित: । जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

tāṁ sa āpatatīṁ vīkṣya bhagavān samavasthitaḥ jagrāha līlayā prāptāṁ garutmān iva pannagīm

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tām — that mace; saḥ — He; āpatatīm — flying toward; vīkṣya — after seeing; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samavasthitaḥ — stood firmly; jagrāha — caught; līlayā — easily; prāptām — entered into His presence; garutmān — Garuḍa; iva — as; pannagīm — a serpent.

Translation

“When the Lord saw the mace flying toward Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda