Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 67 Verses 14-15

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 67: Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.67.14-15

taḿ grāvṇā prāharat kruddho

balaḥ praharatāḿ varaḥ

sa vañcayitvā grāvāṇaḿ

madirā-kalaśaḿ kapiḥ

gṛhītvā helayām āsa

dhūrtas taḿ kopayan hasan

nirbhidya kalaśaḿ duṣṭo

vāsāḿsy āsphālayad balam

kadarthī-kṛtya balavān

vipracakre madoddhataḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — at him, Dvivida; grāvṇā — a rock; prāharat — threw; kruddhaḥ — angry; balaḥ — Lord Balarāma; praharatām — of throwers of weapons; varaḥ — the best; saḥ — he, Dvivida; vañcayitvā — avoiding; grāvāṇam — the rock; madirā — of liquor; kalaśam — the pot; kapiḥ — the ape; gṛhītvā — seizing; helayām āsa — made fun of; dhūrtaḥ — the rascal; tam — Him, Lord Balarāma; kopayan — angering; hasan — laughing; nirbhidya — breaking; kalaśam — the pot; duṣṭaḥ — wicked; vāsāḿsi — the garments (of the girls); āsphālayat — he pulled at; balam — Lord Balarāma; kadarthīkṛtya — disrespecting; bala-vān — powerful; vipracakre — he insulted; mada — by false pride; uddhataḥ — puffed up.

TRANSLATION

Angered, Lord Balarāma, the best of fighters, hurled a rock at him, but the cunning ape dodged the rock and grabbed the Lord's pot of liquor. Further infuriating Lord Balarāma by laughing and by ridiculing Him, wicked Dvivida then broke the pot and offended the Lord even more by pulling at the girls' clothing. Thus the powerful ape, puffed up with false pride, continued to insult Śrī Balarāma.

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