SB 3.17.24 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.17.24

ततो निवृत्त: क्रीडिष्यन् गम्भीरं भीमनिस्वनम् । विजगाहे महासत्त्वो वार्धिं मत्त इव द्विप: ॥ २४ ॥

tato nivṛttaḥ krīḍiṣyan

[tato nivrittah kreedishyan]

gambhīraṁ bhīma-nisvanam

[gambheeram bheema-nisvanam]

vijagāhe mahā-sattvo

[vijagaahe mahaa-sattvo]

vārdhiṁ matta iva dvipaḥ

[vaardhim matta iva dvipah]

Word-for-word

tataḥ — then nivṛttaḥ — returned krīḍiṣyan — for the sake of sport gambhīram — deep bhīma-nisvanam — making a terrible sound vijagāhe — dived mahā-sattvaḥ — the mighty being vārdhim — in the ocean mattaḥ — in wrath iva — like dvipaḥ — an elephant.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tato nivṛttaḥ krīḍiṣyan

tataḥ

then

nivṛttaḥ

returned

krīḍiṣyan

for the sake of sport

gambhīraṁ bhīma-nisvanam

gambhīram

deep

bhīma-nisvanam

making a terrible sound

vijagāhe mahā-sattvo

vijagāhe

dived

mahā-sattvaḥ

the mighty being

vārdhiṁ matta iva dvipaḥ

vārdhim

in the ocean

mattaḥ

in wrath

iva

dvipaḥ

an elephant.

After returning from the heavenly kingdom, the mighty demon, who was like an elephant in wrath, for the sake of sport dived into the deep ocean, which was roaring terribly.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Returning from heaven, the mighty demon, desiring to sport, like a mad elephant, dove into the deep ocean, which made a terribḷe sound. Not seeing any equal opponent in the ten directions, burning with the heat of his great strength, he dove into the ocean with the hope that maybe someone there would be to his equal and he could fight

Personal Guidance

Hiraṇyākṣa dives into the deep ocean for sport — his wrath needs an arena. Unchecked power seeks somewhere to be discharged. The sea itself is endangered when there's nowhere else for the rage to go.

Reflection Questions

Where does my own unprocessed wrath go diving for an outlet?
What's a more dharmic 'arena' for energy that otherwise becomes destructive sport?

📝 My note

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