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SB 10.26.9

Devanāgarī

वत्सेषु वत्सरूपेण प्रविशन्तं जिघांसया । हत्वा न्यपातयत्तेन कपित्थानि च लीलया ॥ ९ ॥

Text

vatseṣu vatsa-rūpeṇa praviśantaṁ jighāṁsayā hatvā nyapātayat tena kapitthāni ca līlayā

Synonyms

vatseṣu—among the calves;vatsa-rūpeṇa—appearing as if another calf;praviśantam—who had entered;jighāṁsayā—wanting to kill;hatvā—killing him;nyapātayat—He made to fall;tena—by him;kapitthāni—thekapitthafruits;ca—and;līlayā—as a sport.

Translation

Desiring to kill Kṛṣṇa, the demon Vatsa disguised himself as a calf and entered among Kṛṣṇa’s calves. But Kṛṣṇa killed the demon and, using his body, enjoyed the sport of knocking kapittha fruits down from the trees.

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