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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.12

अथान्वाहार्यपचनादुत्थितो घोरदर्शन: । कृतान्त इव लोकानां युगान्तसमये यथा ॥ १२ ॥
athānvāhārya-pacanād
[athaanvaahaarya-pachanaad]
utthito ghora-darśanaḥ
[utthito ghora-darshanah]
kṛtānta iva lokānāṁ
[kritaanta iva lokaanaam]
yugānta-samaye yathā
[yugaanta-samaye yathaa]
Word-for-word
atha — thereafter anvāhārya-pacanāt — from the fire known as Anvāhārya utthitaḥ — arisen ghora-darśanaḥ — appearing very fearful kṛtāntaḥ — personified annihilation iva — like lokānām — of all the planets yuga-anta — of the end of the millennium samaye — at the time yathā — just as.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athānvāhārya-pacanād
atha
thereafter
anvāhārya-pacanāt
from the fire known as Anvāhārya
utthito ghora-darśanaḥ
utthitaḥ
arisen
ghora-darśanaḥ
appearing very fearful
kṛtānta iva lokānāṁ
kṛtāntaḥ
personified annihilation
iva
like
lokānām
of all the planets
yugānta-samaye yathā
yuga-anta
of the end of the millennium
samaye
at the time
yathā
just as.
Thereafter, from the southern side of the sacrificial fire known as Anvāhārya came a fearful personality who looked like the destroyer of the entire creation at the end of the millennium.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, a fearful personality who looked like the destroyer of the entire creation at the end of the millennium arose from his desire to destroy Indra. Though understanding his mistake, making a bahuvrīhi compound by accepting the first word (the normal usage), rather than putting the accent on the last word to make a tat-puruṣa compound in order to kill Indra (āhārya), the demon rose from the fire. Taking the normal meaning, Indra would become the killer. Taking the exceptional, intended meaning to kill Indra (anvāhārya), Indra would be killed along with his carrier. Anvāhārya means the monthly śrāddha offerings, but that meaning does not make sense in this context.
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Personal Guidance
From the south side of the Anvāhārya fire came a personality fearful as the universal destroyer. The fruit of a wrath-sacrifice arrives wearing the shape of total destruction.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I underestimating what my long-running resentment would produce if it succeeded?
  • Could I interrupt the sacrifice now, before its 'son' arrives?
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