SB 10.12.24

TEXT 24

TEXT

@smaAna, ik(ma‡a ƒais$ataA inaivaí"Ana,
@yaM taTaA caeḶ"k(vaiã"naIlYaita
ºaNAAd"naenaeita bak(AyauRzAnmauKaM
vaIºyaAeŪ"s$anta: k(r"taAx"naEyaRyau:

asman kim atra grasita nivistan

ayam tatha ced bakavad vinaṅksyati

ksanad aneneti bakary-usan-mukham

viksyoddhasantah kara-tadanair yayuh

asman-all of us; kim-whether; atra-here; grasita-will swallow; nivistan-who have attempted to enter; ayam-this animal; tatha-so; cet-if; baka-vat-like Bakasura; vinaṅksyati-he will be vanquished; ksanat-immediately; anena-by this Krsna; iti-in this way; baka-ari-usat-mukham-the beautiful face of Krsna, the enemy of Bakasura; viksya-observing, looking at; uddhasantah-loudly laughing; kara-tadanaih-with clapping of hands; yayuh-entered the mouth.

TRANSLATION

Then the boys said, "Has this living creature come to swallow us? If he does so, he will immediately be killed like Bakasura, without delay." Thus they looked at the beautiful face of Krsna, the enemy of Bakasura, and, laughing loudly and clapping their hands, they entered the mouth of the python.

PURPORT

After talking about the terrible animal this way and that way, they decided to enter the demon's mouth. They had full faith in Krsna because they had experienced how Krsna had saved them from the mouth of Bakasura. Now, here was another asura, Aghasura. Therefore, they wanted to enjoy the sport of entering the demon's mouth and being saved by Krsna, the enemy of Bakasura.