vane sañcārayan vatsān

sa-rāmo bālakair vṛtaḥ

hantu-kāmaḿ bakaḿ dorbhyāḿ

mukhato 'rim apāṭayat

vane -- in the forest; sancarayan -- grazing; vatsan -- the calves; saramah -- together with Lord Balarama; balakaih -- by the cowherd boys; vritah -- surrounded; hantu-kamam -- desiring to kill; bakam -- the demon Baka; dorbhyam -- with His arms; mukhatah -- from the mouth; arim -- the enemy; apatayat -- tore apart.


Texto

Another time, when Krishna was tending the calves in the forest together with Balarama and the cowherd boys, the demon Bakasura came with the intention of killing Krishna. But Krishna seized this inimical demon by the mouth and tore him apart.

Significado