Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.16
पुनर्गदां स्वामादाय भ्रामयन्तमभीक्ष्णश: ।
अभ्यधावद्धरि: क्रुद्ध: संरम्भाद्दष्टदच्छदम् ॥ १६ ॥
punar gadāṁ svām ādāya
[punar gadaam svaam aadaaya]
bhrāmayantam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
[bhraamayantam abheekshnashah]
abhyadhāvad dhariḥ kruddhaḥ
[abhyadhaavad dharih kruddhah]
saṁrambhād daṣṭa-dacchadam
[samrambhaad dashta-dachchadam]
Word-for-word
punaḥ
—
again
gadām
—
mace
svām
—
his
ādāya
—
having taken
bhrāmayantam
—
brandishing
abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
—
repeatedly
abhyadhāvat
—
rushed to meet
hariḥ
—
the Personality of Godhead
kruddhaḥ
—
angry
saṁrambhāt
—
in rage
daṣṭa
—
bitten
dacchadam
—
his lip.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
punar gadāṁ svām ādāya
punaḥ
again
gadām
mace
svām
his
ādāya
having taken
bhrāmayantam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
bhrāmayantam
brandishing
abhīkṣṇaśaḥ
repeatedly
abhyadhāvad dhariḥ kruddhaḥ
abhyadhāvat
rushed to meet
hariḥ
the Personality of Godhead
kruddhaḥ
angry
saṁrambhād daṣṭa-dacchadam
saṁrambhāt
in rage
daṣṭa
bitten
dacchadam
his lip.
The Personality of Godhead now exhibited His anger and rushed to meet the demon, who bit his lip in rage, took up his mace again and began to repeatedly brandish it about.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The angry Lord pursued the demon, who bit his lip in rage and, taking up his club again, whirled it about repeatedly.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord exhibits anger and rushes to meet the demon. Divine anger is not a weakness but a calibrated response to evil. The Lord's wrath protects the world; ours rarely does — but His example dignifies controlled outrage.
Reflection Questions
- Is my anger generally protective like the Lord's, or self-protective like the demon's?
- What deserves a controlled, decisive outrage from me — and what does not?
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