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"name":"SB 3.19.11", "h1":"SB 3.19.11", "label":"Text 11", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.11", "description":"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."
} —
SB 3.19.11
तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान्समवस्थितः ।
जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पन्नगीम् ॥११॥
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.