Garga Samhita 1310

Garga Samhita

Canto Two : Chapter Eleven

Dhenukasura-moksha
The Liberation of Dhenukasura

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varuthapah kandukena
santatada maha-kharam
atha krishno 'pi tam nitva
hastabhyam dhenukasuram

bhramayitvashu cikshepa
giri-govardhanopari
shri-krishnasya praharena
murcchito ghaöika-dvayam[1]

Varuthapa hit the great demon with a ball. Then Krishna grabbed Dhenukasura with both hands, whirled him around, and threw him onto Gocvardhana Hill. By the force of this the demon was unconscious for an hour.


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References

  1. varuthapah -Varuthapa; kandukena -with a ball; santatada -hit; maha-kharam -thge great ass; atha -then; krishnah -Krishna; api -also; tam -him; nitva -taking; hastabhyam -with both hands; dhenukasuram -Dhenukasara; bhramayitva -whirling about; ashu -at once; cikshepa -threw; giri-govardhanopari -onto Govardhana Hill; shri-krishnasya -of Shri Krishna; praharena -by the blow; murcchitah -fainted; ghaöika-dvayam -for an hour.

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