BRS 2.1.61

BRS 2.1.61

Verse Text

yathā – paśya vindhya-girito ’pi gariṣṭhaṁ daitya-puṅgavam udagram ariṣṭam | tula-khaṇḍam iva piṇḍitam ārāt puṇḍarīka-nayano vinunoda ||61||

Translation

See! Lotus-eyed Kṛṣṇa has thrown to a far distance, like a piece of cotton, the greatest demon Ariṣṭa, who is heavier and higher than the Vindhya mountain range.

Purport (Nectar of Devotion)

When Kṛṣṇa killed Ariṣṭāsura, some of the gopīs said, “My dear friends, just see how Kṛṣṇa has killed Ariṣṭāsura! Although he was stronger than a mountain, Kṛṣṇa plucked him up just like a piece of cotton and threw him away without any difficulty!”