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SB 3.14.3

Devanāgarī

तस्य चोद्धरत: क्षौणीं स्वदंष्ट्राग्रेण लीलया । दैत्यराजस्य च ब्रह्मन् कस्माद्धेतोरभून्मृध: ॥ ३ ॥

Text

tasya coddharataḥ kṣauṇīṁ sva-daṁṣṭrāgreṇa līlayā daitya-rājasya ca brahman kasmād dhetor abhūn mṛdhaḥ

Synonyms

tasya—His;ca—also;uddharataḥ—while lifting;kṣauṇīm—the earth planet;sva-daṁṣṭra-agreṇa—by the edge of His tusks;līlayā—in His pastimes;daitya-rājasya—of the king of demons;ca—and;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa;kasmāt—from what;hetoḥ—reason;abhūt—there was;mṛdhaḥ—fight.

Translation

What was the reason, O brāhmaṇa, for the fight between the demon king and Lord Boar while the Lord was lifting the earth as His pastime?

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