282 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 12

dhard—on the surface of the globe; adhara-osthah—whose lower lip;
Jalada-uttara-osthah—whose upper lip was touching the clouds; dari-
dnana-antah—whose mouth was expanded very widely like a mountain
cave; giri-sriga—like a mountain peak; darhstrah—whose teeth;
dhvanta-antah-dsyah—within whose mouth the atmosphere was as dark
as possible; vitata-adhva-jihvah—whose tongue was like a broad way;
parusa-anila-svdsa —whose breath was like a warm wind; dava-iksana-
usnah—and whose glance was like flames of fire.

TRANSLATION

His lower lip rested on the surface of the earth, and his upper
lip was touching the clouds in the sky. The borders of his mouth
resembled the sides of a big cave in a mountain, and the middle of
his mouth was as dark as possible. His tongue resembled a broad
trafficway, his breath was like a warm wind, and his eyes blazed
like fire.

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MATA ST Fed A sea ill
drstva tam tadrsam sarve
matvé vrndavana-sriyam
vyattajagara-tundena
hy utpreksante sma lilaya

drstva—seeing; tam—that Aghasura; tddrsam—in that posture;
sarve—Krsna and all the cowherd boys; matva—thought it; vrnddvana-
Sriyam—a beautiful statue of Vrndavana; vydtta—spread; ajagara-tun-
dena—with the form of a python’s mouth; hi—indeed; utpreksante—as
if observing; sma—in the past; lilaya—as a matter of pastimes.

TRANSLATION

Upon seeing this demon’s wonderful form, which resembled a

great python, the boys thought that it must be a beautiful scenic
