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ŚB 10.36.8

Devanagari

इत्यास्फोत्याच्युतोऽरिष्टं तलशब्देन कोपयन् ।
सख्युरंसे भुजाभोगं प्रसार्यावस्थितो हरि: ॥ ८ ॥

Text

ity āsphotyācyuto ’riṣṭaṁ
tala-śabdena kopayan
sakhyur aṁse bhujābhogaṁ
prasāryāvasthito hariḥ

Synonyms

iti — speaking thus; āsphotya — slapping His arms; acyutaḥ — the infallible Lord; ariṣṭam — Ariṣṭāsura; tala — from His palms; śabdena — with the sound; kopayan — angering; sakhyuḥ — of a friend; aṁse — over the shoulder; bhuja — His arm; ābhogam — (which is like) a serpent’s body; prasārya — throwing; avasthitaḥ — was standing; hariḥ — Lord Hari.

Translation

Having spoken these words, the infallible Lord Hari slapped His arms with His palms, further angering Ariṣṭa with the loud sound. The Lord then casually threw His mighty, serpentine arm over the shoulder of a friend and stood facing the demon.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa showed His contempt for the ignorant demon.