Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.23
स वै तिरोहितान् दृष्ट्वा महसा स्वेन दैत्यराट् ।
सेन्द्रान्देवगणान् क्षीबानपश्यन् व्यनदद् भृशम् ॥ २३ ॥
sa vai tirohitān dṛṣṭvā
[sa vai tirohitaan drishtvaa]
mahasā svena daitya-rāṭ
[mahasaa svena daitya-raat]
sendrān deva-gaṇān kṣībān
[sendraan deva-ganaan ksheebaan]
apaśyan vyanadad bhṛśam
[apashyan vyanadad bhrisham]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
vai
—
indeed
tirohitān
—
vanished
dṛṣṭvā
—
having seen
mahasā
—
by might
svena
—
his own
daitya-rāṭ
—
the chief of the Daityas (demons)
sa-indrān
—
along with Indra
deva-gaṇān
—
the demigods
kṣībān
—
intoxicated
apaśyan
—
not finding
vyanadat
—
roared
bhṛśam
—
loudly.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa vai tirohitān dṛṣṭvā
saḥ
he
vai
indeed
tirohitān
vanished
dṛṣṭvā
having seen
mahasā svena daitya-rāṭ
mahasā
by might
svena
his own
daitya-rāṭ
the chief of the Daityas (demons)
sendrān deva-gaṇān kṣībān
apaśyan vyanadad bhṛśam
sa-indrān
along with Indra
deva-gaṇān
the demigods
kṣībān
intoxicated
apaśyan
not finding
vyanadat
roared
bhṛśam
loudly.
On not finding Indra and the other demigods, who had previously been intoxicated with power, the chief of the Daityas, seeing that they had all vanished before his might, roared loudly.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing that the devatās along with their leaders had disappeared because of his strength, the king of the demons, intoxicated, roared loudly.
Not seeing them, Hiraṇyākṣa became intoxicated (kṣibān). Instead of this klīvān (the devatās were impotent) is also seen.
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Personal Guidance
Not finding Indra or the demigods, Hiraṇyākṣa roars in triumph at empty heaven. When the legitimate powers retreat, the demonic claims victory by default. The vacuum invites the worst.
Reflection Questions
- Where in my life have I retreated and let something demonic claim the empty throne?
- What roaring victory of a wrong force can I reverse by stepping back into my proper place?
My note
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