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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 10, The Summum Bonum >> << 43 - Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa >>
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baddhvā parikaraṁ śauriḥ samuhya kuṭilālakān uvāca hastipaṁ vācā megha-nāda-gabhīrayā
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TRANSLATION
| 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.
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PURPORT
| Lord Kṛṣṇa was obviously preparing for a fight. According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the Lord put aside His jacket, tightened His belt and tied back His hair.
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