Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.43.12
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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kuñjara-indraḥ
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the lord of elephants
Repeated from verse 6 — the title 'Indra of elephants' is held up one last time before the death-stroke. Bhāgavata irony: an elephant called Indra-like cannot bow even though the real Indra has already bowed at Govardhana. A contiguous-token join of synonyms 'kuñjara' and 'indraḥ'.
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amarṣitaḥ
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with frustrated anger
Amarṣa is intolerance of another's superiority — a precise asura-rāga. Where a devotee feels mātsarya melting in front of Bhagavān (cf. Bhīṣma in 1.9), Kuvalayāpīḍa's amarṣa only thickens.
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mahāmātraiḥ
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by the elephant-keepers
Plural — multiple keepers now goad him on, escalating Kaṁsa's investment. The Gauḍīya note: demonic anger never acts alone for long; it recruits company, the dark mirror of sat-saṅga.
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abhyadravat
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he charged
The verb of demonic motion — sudden, headlong, unreflective. In Bhāgavata grammar, asuras 'rush' (abhi-dru); devotees 'approach' (upa-sad). The same body, two postures.
The elephant by nature was angry, but now reached the height of anger. Urged on by his trainers he rushed towards Kṛṣṇa in intense anger.
His prowess was thwarted (pratihate) or his prowess was destroyed by the Lord’s cleverness. The elephant by nature was angry, but now reached the height of anger. Urged on by his trainers, he rushed towards Kṛṣṇa in intense anger. All the trainers at this time participated in agitating the elephant. He quickly rushed at Kṛṣṇa who attracted him.
- Where do you notice rage growing in something you keep foiling rather than resolving?
- How could you handle the underlying force differently to avoid further frenzy?
Frustration is the demon's last weapon. When prowess fails, asura-buddhi does not turn inward and reconsider — it doubles the rage and charges again. The mahouts goad, Kuvalayāpīḍa lunges, and the same pattern that destroyed Pūtanā, Aghāsura, and Bakāsura prepares to claim him too.
My note
Source: vedabase.io