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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.24
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 24
- tato nivṛttaḥ krīḍiṣyan
- gambhīraṁ bhīma-nisvanam
- vijagāhe mahā-sattvo
- vārdhiṁ matta iva dvipaḥ
tataḥthen — then; nivṛttaḥreturned — returned; krīḍiṣyanfor the sake of sport — for the sake of sport; gambhīramdeep — deep; bhīmamaking a terrible sound-nisvanammaking a terrible sound — making a terrible sound; vijagāhedived — dived; mahāthe mighty being-sattvaḥthe mighty being — the mighty being; vārdhimin the ocean — in the ocean; mattaḥin wrath — in wrath; ivalike — like; dvipaḥan elephant — an elephant.
After returning from the heavenly kingdom, the mighty demon, who was like an elephant in wrath, for the sake of sport dived into the deep ocean, which was roaring terribly.