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SB 10.79.6

Devanāgarī

सोऽपतद्भ‍ुवि निर्भिन्नललाटोऽसृक् समुत्सृजन् । मुञ्चन्नार्तस्वरं शैलो यथा वज्रहतोऽरुण: ॥ ६ ॥

Text

so ’patad bhuvi nirbhinna- lalāṭo ’sṛk samutsṛjan muñcann ārta-svaraṁ śailo yathā vajra-hato ’ruṇaḥ

Synonyms

saḥ—he, Balvala;apatat—fell;bhuvi—to the ground;nirbhinna—cracked open;lalāṭaḥ—his forehead;asṛk—blood;samutsṛjan—gushing;muñcan—releasing;ārta—of agony;svaram—a sound;śailaḥ—a mountain;yathā—like;vajra—by a lightning bolt;hataḥ—struck;aruṇaḥ—reddish.

Translation

Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.

Purport

According to the ācāryas, the demon appeared reddish with blood, like a mountain red with oxide.
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