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ŚB 10.26.3

य: सप्तहायनो बाल: करेणैकेन लीलया । कथं
बिभ्रद् गिरिवरं पुष्करं गजराडिव ॥ ३ ॥
yaḥ sapta-hāyano bālaḥ
kareṇaikena līlayā
kathaṁ bibhrad giri-varaṁ
puṣkaraṁ gaja-rāḍ iva

Synonyms

yaḥwho; sapta-hāyanaḥseven years of age; bālaḥa boy; kareṇawith a hand; ekenaone; līlayāplayfully; kathamhow; bibhratHe held up; giri-varamthe best of mountains, Govardhana; puṣkarama lotus flower; gaja-rāṭa mighty elephant; ivaas.

Translation

How could this seven-year-old boy playfully hold up the great hill Govardhana with one hand, just as a mighty elephant holds up a lotus flower?