SB 3.19.11

SB 3.19.11

Devanagari

तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान् समवस्थित: । जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम् ॥ ११ ॥

Verse text

tāṁ sa āpatatīṁ vīkṣya bhagavān samavasthitaḥ jagrāha līlayā prāptāṁ garutmān iva pannagīm

Synonyms

tām that mace ; saḥ He ; āpatatīm flying toward ; vīkṣya after seeing ; bhagavān the Supreme Personality of Godhead ; samavasthitaḥ stood firmly ; jagrāha caught ; līlayā easily ; prāptām entered into His presence ; garutmān Garuḍa ; iva as ; pannagīm a serpent .

Translation

When the Lord saw the mace flying toward Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Seeing the enemy’s club approaching, the Lord playfully caught as it arrived, just as Garuḍa catches a female snake. Tām refers to the club.