Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.21
आसन्नशौण्डीरमपेतसाध्वसं
कृतप्रतीकारमहार्यविक्रमम् ।
विलक्ष्य दैत्यं भगवान् सहस्रणी-
र्जगाद नारायणमादिसूकरम् ॥ २१ ॥
āsanna-śauṇḍīram apeta-sādhvasaṁ
[aasanna-shaundeeram apeta-saadhvasam]
kṛta-pratīkāram ahārya-vikramam
[krita-prateekaaram ahaarya-vikramam]
vilakṣya daityaṁ bhagavān sahasra-ṇīr
[vilakshya daityam bhagavaan sahasra-neer]
jagāda nārāyaṇam ādi-sūkaram
[jagaada naaraayanam aadi-sookaram]
Word-for-word
āsanna
—
attained
śauṇḍīram
—
power
apeta
—
devoid of
sādhvasam
—
fear
kṛta
—
making
pratīkāram
—
opposition
ahārya
—
unopposable
vikramam
—
having power
vilakṣya
—
having seen
daityam
—
the demon
bhagavān
—
the worshipful Brahmā
sahasra-nīḥ
—
the leader of thousands of sages
jagāda
—
addressed
nārāyaṇam
—
Lord Nārāyaṇa
ādi
—
the original
sūkaram
—
having the form of a boar.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
āsanna-śauṇḍīram apeta-sādhvasaṁ
āsanna
attained
śauṇḍīram
power
apeta
devoid of
sādhvasam
fear
kṛta-pratīkāram ahārya-vikramam
kṛta
making
pratīkāram
opposition
ahārya
unopposable
vikramam
having power
vilakṣya daityaṁ bhagavān sahasra-ṇīr
vilakṣya
having seen
daityam
the demon
bhagavān
the worshipful Brahmā
sahasra-nīḥ
the leader of thousands of sages
jagāda nārāyaṇam ādi-sūkaram
jagāda
addressed
nārāyaṇam
Lord Nārāyaṇa
ādi
the original
sūkaram
having the form of a boar.
After arriving at the place of combat, Brahmā, the leader of thousands of sages and transcendentalists, saw the demon, who had attained such unprecedented power that no one could fight with him. Brahmā then addressed Nārāyaṇa, who was assuming the form of a boar for the first time.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Seeing the fearful demon who had attained great power, opposing the Lord with insurmountable prowess, Brahmā, leader of a thousand sages, addressed the Lord with the form of the original boar.
The demon has assumed great power or intoxication (śauṇḍīram). Brahmā was the leader thousands of sages (sahasra-nīḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Brahmā arrives with thousands of sages and addresses Nārāyaṇa, now in His first boar form, recognizing that no one else can fight this demon. Even the highest beings know when to defer. Naming the right hero matters in a crisis.
Reflection Questions
- In my own crises, do I name the right hero — or try to fight with insufficient powers?
- When should I act as Brahmā and call on Varāha rather than handle it myself?
My note
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