Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.1.41
हतो हिरण्यकशिपुर्हरिणा सिंहरूपिणा ।
हिरण्याक्षो धरोद्धारे बिभ्रता शौकरं वपु: ॥ ४१ ॥
hato hiraṇyakaśipur
[hato hiranyakashipur]
hariṇā siṁha-rūpiṇā
[harinaa simha-roopinaa]
hiraṇyākṣo dharoddhāre
[hiranyaaksho dharoddhaare]
bibhratā śaukaraṁ vapuḥ
[bibhrataa shaukaram vapuh]
Word-for-word
hataḥ
—
killed
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ
—
Hiraṇyakaśipu
hariṇā
—
by Hari, Viṣṇu
siṁha-rūpiṇā
—
in the form of a lion (Lord Narasiṁha)
hiraṇyākṣaḥ
—
Hiraṇyākṣa
dharā-uddhāre
—
to lift the earth
bibhratā
—
assuming
śaukaram
—
the boarlike
vapuḥ
—
form.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
hato hiraṇyakaśipur
hataḥ
killed
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu
hariṇā siṁha-rūpiṇā
hariṇā
by Hari, Viṣṇu
siṁha-rūpiṇā
in the form of a lion (Lord Narasiṁha)
hiraṇyākṣo dharoddhāre
hiraṇyākṣaḥ
Hiraṇyākṣa
dharā-uddhāre
to lift the earth
bibhratā śaukaraṁ vapuḥ
bibhratā
assuming
śaukaram
the boarlike
vapuḥ
form.
Appearing as Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Hari, killed Hiraṇyakaśipu. When the Lord delivered the planet earth, which had fallen in the Garbhodaka Ocean, Hiraṇyākṣa tried to hinder Him, and then the Lord, as Varāha, killed Hiraṇyākṣa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Appearing as Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Supreme Lord killed Hiraṇyakaśipu. The Lord, taking the form of Varāha and lifting up the earth, killed Hiraṇyākṣa.
While lifting the earth (dharoddhāre), Varāha killed Hiraṇyākṣa.
Personal Guidance
Nṛsiṁhadeva killed Hiraṇyakaśipu, and Varāha killed Hiraṇyākṣa. The Lord assumes specific forms to meet specific threats. Spiritual life is not generic — God responds to your exact situation with a tailored intervention.
Reflection Questions
- What 'demon' in your life right now needs a specific, not generic, prayer?
- Which form or name of the Divine seems most fitted to your current battle?
My note
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