# SB 10.11.48 > स वै बको नाम महानसुरो बकरूपधृक > आगत्य सहसा कृष्णं तीक्ष्णतुण्डोऽग्रसद्बली ॥४८॥ ## Text > sa vai bako nāma mahān > asuro baka-rūpa-dhṛk > āgatya sahasā kṛṣṇaṁ > tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍo 'grasad balī ## Synonyms *saḥ*—that creature; *vai*—indeed; *bakaḥ nāma*—by the name Bakāsura; *mahān asuraḥ*—a great, gigantic demon; *baka-rūpa-dhṛk*—assumed the bodily shape of a big duck; *āgatya*—coming there; *sahasā*—all of a sudden; *kṛṣṇam*—Kṛṣṇa; *tīkṣṇa-tuṇḍaḥ*—sharp beak; *agrasat*—swallowed; *balī*—very powerful. ## Translation **That great-bodied demon was named Bakāsura. He had assumed the body of a duck with a very sharp beak. Having come there, he immediately swallowed Kṛṣṇa.**