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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.14.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- tasya coddharataḥ kṣauṇīṁ
- sva-daṁṣṭrāgreṇa līlayā
- daitya-rājasya ca brahman
- kasmād dhetor abhūn mṛdhaḥ
tasyaHis — His; caalso — also; uddharataḥwhile lifting — while lifting; kṣauṇīmthe earth planet — the earth planet; svaby the edge of His tusks-daṁṣṭraby the edge of His tusks-agreṇaby the edge of His tusks — by the edge of His tusks; līlayāin His pastimes — in His pastimes; daityaof the king of demons-rājasyaof the king of demons — of the king of demons; caand — and; brahmanO brāhmaṇa — O brāhmaṇa; kasmātfrom what — from what; hetoḥreason — reason; abhūtthere was — there was; mṛdhaḥfight — fight.
What was the reason, O brāhmaṇa, for the fight between the demon king and Lord Boar while the Lord was lifting the earth as His pastime?