Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 43: Krishna Kills the Elephant Kuvalayapida. Text 3

baddhvÄ parikaraá¹ Å›auriḥ
samuhya kuá¹­ilÄlakÄn
uvÄca hastipaá¹ vÄcÄ
megha-nÄda-gabhÄ«rayÄ

 baddhvÄ - binding; parikaram - His clothes; Å›auriḥ - Lord Kṛṣṇa; samuhya - tying together; kuá¹­ila - curled; alakÄn - the locks of His hair; uvÄca - He spoke; hasti-pam - to the elephant-keeper; vÄcÄ - with words; megha - of a cloud; nÄda - like the sound; gabhÄ«rayÄ - grave.


Text

Securely binding up His clothes and tying back His curly locks, Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the elephant-keeper with words as grave as the rumbling of a cloud.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa was obviously preparing for a fight. According to ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« ṬhÄkura, the Lord put aside His jacket, tightened His belt and tied back His hair.