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SB 10.63.20

Devanāgarī

तन्माता कोटरा नाम नग्ना मक्तशिरोरुहा । पुरोऽवतस्थे कृष्णस्य पुत्रप्राणरिरक्षया ॥ २० ॥

Text

tan-mātā koṭarā nāma nagnā makta-śiroruhā puro ’vatasthe kṛṣṇasya putra-prāṇa-rirakṣayā

Synonyms

tat—his (Bāṇāsura’s);mātā—mother;koṭarānāma—named Koṭarā;nagnā—naked;mukta—loosened;śiraḥ-ruhā—her hair;puraḥ—in front;avatasthe—stood;kṛṣṇasya—of Kṛṣṇa;putra—her son’s;prāṇa—life;rirakṣayā—hoping to save.

Translation

Just then Bāṇāsura’s mother, Koṭarā, desiring to save her son’s life, appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa naked and with her hair undone.

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