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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.14

तदोजसा दैत्यमहाभटार्पितं चकासदन्त:ख उदीर्णदीधिति । चक्रेण चिच्छेद निशातनेमिना हरिर्यथा तार्क्ष्यपतत्रमुज्झितम् ॥ १४ ॥
tad ojasā daitya-mahā-bhaṭārpitaṁ
[tad ojasaa daitya-mahaa-bhataarpitam]
cakāsad antaḥ-kha udīrṇa-dīdhiti
[chakaasad antah-kha udeerna-deedhiti]
cakreṇa ciccheda niśāta-neminā
[chakrena chichcheda nishaata-neminaa]
harir yathā tārkṣya-patatram ujjhitam
[harir yathaa taarkshya-patatram ujjhitam]
Word-for-word
tat — that trident ojasā — with all his strength daitya — among the demons mahā-bhaṭa — by the mighty fighter arpitam — hurled cakāsat — shining antaḥ-khe — in the middle of the sky udīrṇa — increased dīdhiti — illumination cakreṇa — by the Sudarśana disc ciccheda — He cut to pieces niśāta — sharpened neminā — rim hariḥ — Indra yathā — as tārkṣya — of Garuḍa patatram — the wing ujjhitam — abandoned.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad ojasā daitya-mahā-bhaṭārpitaṁ
tat
that trident
ojasā
with all his strength
daitya
among the demons
mahā-bhaṭa
by the mighty fighter
arpitam
hurled
cakāsad antaḥ-kha udīrṇa-dīdhiti
cakāsat
shining
antaḥ-khe
in the middle of the sky
udīrṇa
increased
dīdhiti
illumination
cakreṇa ciccheda niśāta-neminā
cakreṇa
by the Sudarśana disc
ciccheda
He cut to pieces
niśāta
sharpened
neminā
rim
harir yathā tārkṣya-patatram ujjhitam
hariḥ
Indra
yathā
as
tārkṣya
of Garuḍa
patatram
the wing
ujjhitam
abandoned.
Hurled by the mighty demon with all his strength, the flying trident shone brightly in the sky. The Personality of Godhead, however, tore it to pieces with His discus Sudarśana, which had a sharp-edged rim, even as Indra cut off a wing of Garuḍa.
Purport

The context of the reference given herein regarding Garuḍa and Indra is this: Once upon a time, Garuḍa, the carrier of the Lord, snatched away a nectar pot from the hands of the demigods in heaven in order to liberate his mother, Vinatā, from the clutches of his stepmother, Kadrū, the mother of the serpents. On learning of this, Indra, the King of heaven, hurled his thunderbolt against Garuḍa. With a view to respect the infallibility of Indra’s weapon, Garuḍa, though otherwise invincible, being the Lord’s own mount, dropped one of his wings, which was shattered to pieces by the thunderbolt. The inhabitants of higher planets are so sensible that even in the process of fighting they observe the preliminary rules and regulations of gentleness. In this case, Garuḍa wanted to show respect for Indra; since he knew that Indra’s weapon must destroy something, he offered his wing.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Just as Indra cut off the wing that Garuḍa abandoned, the Lord, using the sharp blade of his cakra, cut the trident thrown by the greatest among demons with force, whose brilliance lit up the sky. The Lord cut up the trident which, radiating great light within itself, even lit up the sky, or which radiated light which spread in the sky, with the sharp blade of his cakra, just as Indra (hariḥ) cut off the wing that Garuḍa had already rejected. Garuḍa, who was carrying the pot of nectar, gave up one of his wings in order to protect the infallibility of the thunderbolt employed by Indra. The trident appeared like the already cut wing of Garuḍa, lighting up the sky.
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Personal Guidance
The verse describes a universe that is not a random stage but an arrangement with a purpose. Our work is not to engineer that purpose but to find our seat within it.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have you been demanding outcomes from a system you did not design?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
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