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	Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 
  << Canto 10, The Summum Bonum >> << 12 - The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura >>
  << VERSE 19 >>
  aho mitrāṇi gadata sattva-kūṭaṁ puraḥ sthitam asmat-saṅgrasana-vyātta- vyāla-tuṇḍāyate na vā
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  TRANSLATION
 
    | The boys said: Dear friends, is this creature dead, or is it actually a living python with its mouth spread wide just to swallow us all? Kindly clear up this doubt.
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  PURPORT
 
    | The friends began to discuss among themselves the reality of the wonderful creature laying before them. Was it dead, or was it actually a living python trying to swallow them up?
 
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