ŚB 10.67.11
Devanagari
दुष्ट: शाखामृग: शाखामारूढ: कम्पयन् द्रुमान् ।
चक्रे किलकिलाशब्दमात्मानं सम्प्रदर्शयन् ॥ ११ ॥
चक्रे किलकिलाशब्दमात्मानं सम्प्रदर्शयन् ॥ ११ ॥
Verse text
duṣṭaḥ śākhā-mṛgaḥ śākhām
ārūḍhaḥ kampayan drumān
cakre kilakilā-śabdam
ātmānaṁ sampradarśayan
ārūḍhaḥ kampayan drumān
cakre kilakilā-śabdam
ātmānaṁ sampradarśayan
Synonyms
Translation
The mischievous ape climbed a tree branch and then revealed his presence by shaking the trees and making the sound kilakilā.
Purport
The word śākhā-mṛga indicates that the ape Dvivida, like ordinary apes, was naturally inclined to climb trees. Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “This gorilla by the name Dvivida could climb up into the trees and jump from one branch to another. Sometimes he would jerk the branches, creating a particular type of sound — kilakilā — so that Lord Balarāma was greatly distracted from the pleasing atmosphere.”