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SB 10.37.31

Devanāgarī

स निजं रूपमास्थाय गिरीन्द्रसद‍ृशं बली । इच्छन्विमोक्तुमात्मानं नाशक्नोद्ग्रहणातुर: ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

sa nijaṁ rūpam āsthāya girīndra-sadṛśaṁ balī icchan vimoktum ātmānaṁ nāśaknod grahaṇāturaḥ

Synonyms

saḥ—he, the demon;nijam—his original;rūpam—form;āsthāya—assuming;giri-indra—a kingly mountain;sadṛśam—just like;balī—powerful;icchan—wanting;vimoktum—to free;ātmānam—himself;naaśaknot—he was not able;grahaṇa—by being forcibly held;āturaḥ—debilitated.

Translation

The demon changed into his original form, as big and powerful as a great mountain. But try as he might to free himself, he could not do so, having lost his strength from being held in the Lord’s tight grip.

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