258 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 11
dorbhyam—with His arms; bakam—Bakdsura; hamsa-sakham—who
was the friend and associate of Karnsa; satam patih—Lord Krsna, the
master of the Vaisnavas; pasyatsu—while observing; bdlesu—all the
cowherd boys; daddra—bifurcated; lilaya—very easily; muda-
avahah—this action was very much pleasing; virana-vat—like the grass
called virana (as it is bifurcated); divaukasam—to all the denizens of
heaven.
TRANSLATION
When Krsna, the leader of the Vaisnavas, saw that the demon
Bakasura, the friend of Karnsa, was endeavoring to attack Him,
with His arms He captured the demon by the two halves of the
beak, and in the presence of all the cowherd boys Krsna very easily
bifurcated Him, as a child splits a blade of virana grass. By thus
killing the demon, Krsna very much pleased the denizens of
heaven.
TEXT 52
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tada bakarim sura-loka-vasinah
samakiran nandana-mallikadibhih
samidire cénaka-sankha-samstavais
tad viksya gopdla-sutda visismire
tada—at that time; baka-arim—unto the enemy of Bakasura; sura-
loka-vasinah—the celestial denizens of the higher planets; samakiran—
showered flowers; nandana-mallika-adibhih—with such flowers as
mallika, which are grown in Nandana-kanana; samidire—also con-
gratulated Him; ca—and; dnaka-sankha-samstavaih—by celestial ket-
tledrums and conchshells, accompanied with prayers; tat viksya—by
seeing this; gopala-sutah—the cowherd boys; visismire—were struck
with wonder.
