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  "name":"SB 10.12.36",
  "h1":"SB 10.12.36",
  "label":"Text 36",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.12.36",
  "description":"O King Parīkṣit, when the python-shaped body of Aghāsura dried up into merely a big skin, it became a wonderful place for the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana to visit, and it remained so for a long, long time."

} —

SB 10.12.36

Text

rājann ājagaraṁ carma
śuṣkaṁ vṛndāvane 'dbhutam
vrajaukasāṁ bahu-tithaṁ
babhūvākrīḍa-gahvaram

Synonyms

rājan—O Mahārāja Parīkṣit; ājagaram carma—the dry body of Aghāsura, which remained only a big skin; śuṣkam—when it completely dried up; vṛndāvane adbhutam—like a wonderful museum piece in Vṛndāvana; vraja-okasām—for the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana; bahu-titham—for many days, or for a long time; babhūva—became; ākrīḍa—sporting place; gahvaram—a cave.

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, when the python-shaped body of Aghāsura dried up into merely a big skin, it became a wonderful place for the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana to visit, and it remained so for a long, long time.