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Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu .3.50

bhīter, yathā –
[bheeter, yathaa –]
rakṣite vraja-kule bakāriṇā
[rakshite vraja-kule bakaarinaa]
parvataṁ varam udasya līlayā |
[parvatam varam udasya leelayaa |]
kālimā bala-ripor mukhe bhavann
[kaalimaa bala-ripor mukhe bhavann]
ūcivān manasi bhītim utthitām ||50||
[oochivaan manasi bheetim utthitaam ||50||]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
bhīter, yathā –
rakṣite vraja-kule bakāriṇā
parvataṁ varam udasya līlayā |
kālimā bala-ripor mukhe bhavann
ūcivān manasi bhītim utthitām ||50||
From fear: When the inhabitants of Vraja were protected by Kṛṣṇa, the enemy of Baka, as He lifted the huge mountain casually, the face of Indra turned black. This indicated the fear in his mind.

Similarly, Indra’s face changed color when he saw that Kṛṣṇa was protecting all the denizens of Vraja by lifting Govardhana Hill.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Durgama-saṅgamanī
Commentary

Kālimā (black) means “turning black” in the context. Bala-ripoḥ means “of Indra the enemy of Bala.” This change of color indicated (ūcivān) the fear which arose (utthitām) in his mind.

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