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SB 10.16.63

Devanāgarī

द्वीपं रमणकं हित्वा ह्रदमेतमुपाश्रित: । यद्भ‍यत्स सुपर्णस्त्वां नाद्यान्मत्पादलाञ्छितम् ॥ ६३ ॥

Text

dvīpaṁ ramaṇakaṁ hitvā hradam etam upāśritaḥ yad-bhayāt sa suparṇas tvāṁ nādyān mat-pāda-lāñchitam

Synonyms

dvīpam—the great island;ramaṇakam—named Ramaṇaka;hitvā—abandoning;hradam—the small lake;etam—this;upāśritaḥ—taken shelter of;yat—of whom;bhayāt—because of the fear;saḥ—that;suparṇaḥ—Garuḍa;tvām—you;naadyāt—will not eat;mat-pāda—with My feet;lāñchitam—marked.

Translation

Out of fear of Garuḍa, you left Ramaṇaka Island and came to take shelter of this lake. But because you are now marked with My footprints, Garuḍa will no longer try to eat you.

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