तन्माता कोटरा नाम नग्ना मक्तशिरोरुहा । पुरोऽवतस्थे कृष्णस्य पुत्रप्राणरिरक्षया ॥ २० ॥
tan-mātā koṭarā nāma nagnā makta-śiroruhā puro ’vatasthe kṛṣṇasya putra-prāṇa-rirakṣayā
- tat
- his (Bāṇāsura’s)
- mātā
- mother
- koṭarā nāma
- named Koṭarā
- nagnā
- naked
- mukta
- loosened
- śiraḥ-ruhā
- her hair
- puraḥ
- in front
- avatasthe
- stood
- kṛṣṇasya
- of Kṛṣṇa
- putra
- her son’s
- prāṇa
- life
- rirakṣayā
- hoping to save
Just then Bāṇāsura’s mother, Koṭarā, desiring to save her son’s life, appeared before Lord Kṛṣṇa naked and with her hair undone.