Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.26
स आहतो विश्वजिता ह्यवज्ञया
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विशीर्णबाह्वङ्घ्रिशिरोरुहोऽपतद्
यथा नगेन्द्रो लुलितो नभस्वता ॥ २६ ॥
sa āhato viśva-jitā hy avajñayā
[sa aahato vishva-jitaa hy avajnayaa]
paribhramad-gātra udasta-locanaḥ
[paribhramad-gaatra udasta-lochanah]
viśīrṇa-bāhv-aṅghri-śiroruho ’patad
[visheerna-baahv-anghri-shiroruho ’patad]
yathā nagendro lulito nabhasvatā
[yathaa nagendro lulito nabhasvataa]
Word-for-word
saḥ
—
he
āhataḥ
—
having been struck
viśva-jitā
—
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hi
—
though
avajñayā
—
indifferently
paribhramat
—
wheeling
gātraḥ
—
body
udasta
—
bulged out
locanaḥ
—
eyes
viśīrṇa
—
broken
bāhu
—
arms
aṅghri
—
legs
śiraḥ-ruhaḥ
—
hair
apatat
—
fell down
yathā
—
like
naga-indraḥ
—
a gigantic tree
lulitaḥ
—
uprooted
nabhasvatā
—
by the wind.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa āhato viśva-jitā hy avajñayā
saḥ
he
āhataḥ
having been struck
viśva-jitā
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
hi
though
avajñayā
indifferently
paribhramad-gātra udasta-locanaḥ
paribhramat
wheeling
gātraḥ
body
udasta
bulged out
locanaḥ
eyes
viśīrṇa-bāhv-aṅghri-śiroruho ’patad
viśīrṇa
broken
bāhu
arms
aṅghri
legs
śiraḥ-ruhaḥ
hair
apatat
fell down
yathā nagendro lulito nabhasvatā
yathā
like
naga-indraḥ
a gigantic tree
lulitaḥ
uprooted
nabhasvatā
by the wind.
Though struck indifferently by the Lord, the conqueror of all, the demon’s body began to wheel. His eyeballs bulged out of their sockets. His arms and legs broken and the hair on his head scattered, he fell down dead, like a gigantic tree uprooted by the wind.
Purport
It does not take even a moment for the Lord to kill any powerful demon, including Hiraṇyākṣa. The Lord could have killed him long before, but He allowed the demon to display the full extent of his magical feats. One may know that by magical feats, by scientific advancement of knowledge or by material power one cannot become the equal of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. His one signal is sufficient to destroy all our attempts. His inconceivable power, as displayed here, is so strong that the demon, despite all his demoniac maneuvers, was killed by the Lord when the Lord desired, simply by one slap.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When the Lord hit the demon nonchalantly, the demon began to stagger around. His eyes popped out, and his hands, feet and hair scattered about. Like a tree uprooted by a strong wind, he fell to the ground.
Nagendraḥ means a large tree. Lulitaḥ means uprooted.
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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. The verse keeps returning to Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Reflection Questions
- Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
- What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?
My note
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