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SB 10.57.16

Devanāgarī

य: सप्तहायन: शैलमुत्पाट्यैकेन पाणिना । दधार लीलया बाल उच्छिलीन्ध्रमिवार्भक: ॥ १६ ॥

Text

yaḥ sapta-hāyanaḥ śailam utpāṭyaikena pāṇinā dadhāra līlayā bāla ucchilīndhram ivārbhakaḥ

Synonyms

yaḥ—who;sapta—seven;hāyanaḥ—years of age;śailam—a mountain;utpāṭya—uprooting;ekena—with a single;pāṇinā—hand;dadhāra—held up;līlayā—as play;bālaḥ—a mere child;ucchilīndhram—a mushroom;iva—as;arbhakaḥ—a boy.

Translation

“As a child of seven, Kṛṣṇa uprooted an entire mountain and held it aloft as easily as a young boy picks up a mushroom.

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