ŚB 10.79.6
Canto 10, Chapter 79, Text 6
सोऽपतद्भुवि निर्भिन्नललाटोऽसृक् समुत्सृजन् ।
मुञ्चन्नार्तस्वरं शैलो यथा वज्रहतोऽरुण: ॥ ६ ॥
मुञ्चन्नार्तस्वरं शैलो यथा वज्रहतोऽरुण: ॥ ६ ॥
so ’patad bhuvi nirbhinna-
lalāṭo ’sṛk samutsṛjan
muñcann ārta-svaraṁ śailo
yathā vajra-hato ’ruṇaḥ
lalāṭo ’sṛk samutsṛjan
muñcann ārta-svaraṁ śailo
yathā vajra-hato ’ruṇaḥ
Word by word
saḥ — he, Balvala; apatat — fell; bhuvi — to the ground; nirbhinna — cracked open; lalāṭaḥ — his forehead; asṛk — blood; samutsṛjan — gushing; muñcan — releasing; ārta — of agony; svaram — a sound; śailaḥ — a mountain; yathā — like; vajra — by a lightning bolt; hataḥ — struck; aruṇaḥ — reddish.
Translation
Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.
Purport
According to the ācāryas, the demon appeared reddish with blood, like a mountain red with oxide.