Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 15 Verse 38

Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.15.38

phala-prakara-sańkīrṇaḿ

daitya-dehair gatāsubhiḥ

rarāja bhūḥ sa-tālāgrair

ghanair iva nabhas-talam

SYNONYMS

phala-prakara — with heaps of fruits; sańkīrṇam — covered; daitya-dehaiḥ — with the bodies of the demons; gata-asubhiḥ — which were lifeless; rarāja — shone forth; bhūḥ — the earth; sa-tāla-agraiḥ — with the tops of the palm trees; ghanaiḥ — with clouds; iva — as; nabhaḥ-talam — the sky.

TRANSLATION

The earth then appeared beautifully covered with heaps of fruits and with the dead bodies of the demons, which were entangled in the broken tops of the palm trees. Indeed, the earth shone like the sky decorated with clouds.

PURPORT

According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the bodies of the demons were dark, like dark blue clouds, and the large quantity of blood that had flowed from their bodies appeared like bright red clouds. Thus the whole scene was very beautiful. The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His various forms, such as Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, is always transcendental, and when He enacts His transcendental pastimes the result is always beautiful and transcendental, even when the Lord performs violent acts like killing the stubborn ass demons.

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