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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.36.12

सोऽपविद्धो भगवता पुनरुत्थाय सत्वरम् । आपतत् स्विन्नसर्वाङ्गो नि:श्वसन्क्रोधमूर्च्छित: ॥ १२ ॥
so ’paviddho bhagavatā
[so ’paviddho bhagavataa]
punar utthāya satvaram
[punar utthaaya satvaram]
āpatat svinna-sarvāṅgo
[aapatat svinna-sarvaango]
niḥśvasan krodha-mūrcchitaḥ
[nihshvasan krodha-moorchchitah]
saḥ — he apaviddhaḥ — thrown back bhagavatā — by the Lord punaḥ — again utthāya — rising satvaram — quickly āpatat — attacked svinna — sweating sarva — all aṅgaḥ — his limbs niḥśvasan — breathing hard krodha — by anger mūrcchitaḥ — stupefied .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’paviddho bhagavatā
punar utthāya satvaram
saḥ
he
āpatat svinna-sarvāṅgo
apaviddhaḥ
thrown back
bhagavatā
by the Lord
punaḥ
again
utthāya
rising
satvaram
quickly
āpatat
attacked
niḥśvasan krodha-mūrcchitaḥ
svinna
sweating
sarva
all
aṅgaḥ
his limbs
niḥśvasan
breathing hard
krodha
by anger
mūrcchitaḥ
stupefied .
  • apaviddhaḥ — thrown back
    Apa (away) + √vyadh (to pierce, throw). The demon has been thrown but not yet finished — the Bhāgavatam often gives the antagonist one more breath, to make the final loss complete.
  • svinna — sweating
    From √svid — to sweat. Sweat is a marker — for demons it is exhaustion, for devotees it is sāttvika-bhāva. The same physical fact occupies opposite poles depending on whose body it appears on.
  • niḥśvasan — panting heavily
    Nir + √śvas (to breathe out). Breath as labor. The contrast with Kṛṣṇa, whose breathing the verses never even note, is the entire point.
  • krodha - mūrcchitaḥ — stunned with anger
    Krodha (anger) + mūrcchita (fainting, stupefied). The Bhagavad-gītā 2.63 chain — krodhāt bhavati sammohaḥ — is dramatized here in physical form: anger so total that consciousness itself blurs.
Thus repulsed by the Supreme Lord, the bull demon got up and, breathing hard and sweating all over his body, again charged Him in a mindless rage.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thus repulsed by the Supreme Lord, the bull demon got up and, breathing hard and sweating all over his body, again charged Him in a mindless rage.
Commentary

Being thrown backwards the bull then got up.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The demon quickly (satvaram) got up. Another version has satvaraḥ san. In anger he forgot himself. All his limbs were exhausted (khinna) because of fatigue or anger. Another version has svinna (perspiring).

Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Dhriti (Resilience / Steadfastness / Fortitude)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Mardava (Gentleness)Shraddha (Faith / Reverence)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)Achapalya (Steadiness / Non-fickleness)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)
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Repulsed, the bull demon rises, breathing hard and sweating, and charges again in mindless rage. Inner demons rarely give up after one defeat; sustained spiritual life expects repeated rounds.
Reflection Questions
  • What recurring inner demon are you discouraged about because it keeps coming back?
  • How does expecting round two change your willingness to fight round one well?

Repulsed but unable to read the repulsion, the bull comes again. Krodha without jñāna is the loop demons cannot exit — the second charge, the third charge, until Bhagavān decides the loop is finished.

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