2014-04-26
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.22-23 - Most Fortunate Devotees (download mp3)
by Damodar Prabhu ISKCON Chowpatty
www.iskcondesiretree.net
Srimad Bhagavatam 10.44.22-23 - Most Fortunate Devotees (download mp3)
by Damodar Prabhu ISKCON Chowpatty
www.iskcondesiretree.net
SB 10.44.22-23
nacalat tat-praharena
malahata iva dvipah
bahvor nigrhya canuram
bahuso bhramayan harih
bhu-prsthe pothayam asa
tarasa ksina jivitam
visrastakalpa-kesa-srag
indra-dhvaja ivapatat
Translation:
No more shaken by the demon’s mighty blows than an elephant struck with a flower garland, Lord Krsna grabbed Canura by his arms, swung him around several times and hurled him onto the ground with great force. His clothes, hair and garland scattering, the wrestler fell down dead, like a huge festival column collapsing.
Purport:
Srila Sridhara Svami explains the words indra-dhvaja as follows: “In Bengal, on the occasion of a certain festival, people erect a tall column in the form of a man and decorate it with flags, banners, etc. He [Canura] fell just as such a pole might fall.”
