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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.15

वृक्णे स्वशूले बहुधारिणा हरे: प्रत्येत्य विस्तीर्णमुरो विभूतिमत् । प्रवृद्धरोष: स कठोरमुष्टिना नदन् प्रहृत्यान्तरधीयतासुर: ॥ १५ ॥
vṛkṇe sva-śūle bahudhāriṇā hareḥ
[vrikne sva-shoole bahudhaarinaa hareh]
pratyetya vistīrṇam uro vibhūtimat
[pratyetya visteernam uro vibhootimat]
pravṛddha-roṣaḥ sa kaṭhora-muṣṭinā
[pravriddha-roshah sa kathora-mushtinaa]
nadan prahṛtyāntaradhīyatāsuraḥ
[nadan prahrityaantaradheeyataasurah]
Word-for-word
vṛkṇe — when cut sva-śūle — his trident bahudhā — to many pieces ariṇā — by the Sudarśana cakra hareḥ — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead pratyetya — after advancing toward vistīrṇam — broad uraḥ — chest vibhūti-mat — the abode of the goddess of fortune pravṛddha — having been increased roṣaḥ — anger saḥ — Hiraṇyākṣa kaṭhora — hard muṣṭinā — with his fist nadan — roaring prahṛtya — after striking antaradhīyata — disappeared asuraḥ — the demon.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛkṇe sva-śūle bahudhāriṇā hareḥ
vṛkṇe
when cut
sva-śūle
his trident
bahudhā
to many pieces
ariṇā
by the Sudarśana cakra
hareḥ
of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
pratyetya vistīrṇam uro vibhūtimat
pratyetya
after advancing toward
vistīrṇam
broad
uraḥ
chest
vibhūti-mat
the abode of the goddess of fortune
pravṛddha-roṣaḥ sa kaṭhora-muṣṭinā
pravṛddha
having been increased
roṣaḥ
anger
saḥ
Hiraṇyākṣa
kaṭhora
hard
muṣṭinā
with his fist
nadan prahṛtyāntaradhīyatāsuraḥ
nadan
roaring
prahṛtya
after striking
antaradhīyata
disappeared
asuraḥ
the demon.
The demon was enraged when his trident was cut to pieces by the discus of the Personality of Godhead. He therefore advanced toward the Lord and, roaring aloud, struck his hard fist against the Lord’s broad chest, which bore the mark of Śrīvatsa. Then he went out of sight.
Purport

Śrīvatsa is a curl of white hair on the chest of the Lord which is a special sign of His being the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Vaikuṇṭhaloka or in Goloka Vṛndāvana, the inhabitants are exactly of the same form as the Personality of Godhead, but by this Śrīvatsa mark on the chest of the Lord He is distinguished from all others.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
When the trident was split into many pieces by the cakra, Hiraṇyākṣa roared loudly, approached the Lord, struck the Lord’s broad chest, the residence of Lakṣmī, with his hard fist, and disappeared. Vṛkne means split. Striking the Lord on the chest and understanding that it was impossible to gain victory by direct fighting, he utilized his illusory powers and disappeared.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord is named here as the actual proprietor of everything we manage. The verse asks us to relax our grip on what was never ours and let Him hold it again. Its centre of gravity is Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
  • Whom do you actually address when you pray — a concept, or a person?
  • What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?
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