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Canto 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

बालेन निष्कर्षयतान्वगुलूखलं तद्

दामोदरेण तरसोत्कलिताङ्‍‍घ्रिबन्धौ ।

निष्पेततु: परमविक्रमितातिवेप-

स्कन्धप्रवालविटपौ कृतचण्डशब्दौ ॥ २७ ॥

bālena niṣkarṣayatānvag ulūkhalaṁ tad

dāmodareṇa tarasotkalitāṅghri-bandhau

niṣpetatuḥ parama-vikramitātivepa-

skandha-pravāla-viṭapau kṛta-caṇḍa-śabdau

Translation

By dragging behind Him with great force the wooden mortar tied to His belly, the boy Kṛṣṇa uprooted the two trees. By the great strength of the Supreme Person, the two trees, with their trunks, leaves and branches, trembled severely and fell to the ground with a great crash.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Dāmodara Reveals His Supreme Strength

  1. 1

    The boy Kṛṣṇa dragged the wooden mortar tied to His belly and uprooted both trees.

  2. 2

    By the Supreme Person’s strength, their trunks, leaves and branches trembled severely, and the trees fell with a great crash.

  3. 3

    This pastime is known as dāmodara-līlā. Dāmodara is another name of Kṛṣṇa.

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