Text 49] The Childhood Pastimes of Krsna 255

te—they; tatra—there; dadrsuh—observed; balah—all the boys;
mahdé-sattvam—a gigantic body; avasthitam—situated; tatrasuh—be-
came afraid; vajra-nirbhinnam—broken by a thunderbolt; gireh
$rigam—the peak of a mountain; iva—like; cyutam—fallen there.

TRANSLATION

Right by the reservoir, the boys saw a gigantic body resembling
a mountain peak broken and struck down by a thunderbolt. They
were afraid even to see such a huge living being.

TEXT 48

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APTA TEA HO MAMTA TS UV
sa vai bako ndma mahdan
asuro baka-riipa-dhrk
dgatya sahasa krsnam

tiksna-tundo ‘grasad bali

sah—that creature; vai—indeed; bakah nadma—by the name
Bakasura; mahdn asurah—a great, gigantic demon; baka-riipa-dhrk—
assumed the bodily shape of a big duck; dgatya—coming there;
sahasé—all of a sudden; krsnam—Krsna; tiksna-tundah—sharp beak;
agrasat—swallowed; bali—very powerful.

TRANSLATION

That great-bodied demon was named Bakasura. He had assumed
the body of a duck with a very sharp beak. Having come there, he
immediately swallowed Krsna.

TEXT 49
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ayaa Rat set Aaa eel

krsnam mahd-baka-grastarn
drstva ramddayo ’rbhakah
