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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.1

श्रीनारद उवाच भ्रातर्येवं विनिहते हरिणा क्रोडमूर्तिना । हिरण्यकशिपू राजन् पर्यतप्यद्रुषा शुचा ॥ १ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
bhrātary evaṁ vinihate
[bhraatary evam vinihate]
hariṇā kroḍa-mūrtinā
[harinaa kroda-moortinaa]
hiraṇyakaśipū rājan
[hiranyakashipoo raajan]
paryatapyad ruṣā śucā
[paryatapyad rushaa shuchaa]
Word-for-word
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada Muni said bhrātari — when the brother (Hiraṇyākṣa) evam — thus vinihate — was killed hariṇā — by Hari kroḍa-mūrtinā — in the form of the boar, Varāha hiraṇyakaśipuḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu rājan — O King paryatapyat — was afflicted ruṣā — by anger śucā — by grief.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
Śrī Nārada Muni said
bhrātary evaṁ vinihate
bhrātari
when the brother (Hiraṇyākṣa)
evam
thus
vinihate
was killed
hariṇā kroḍa-mūrtinā
hariṇā
by Hari
kroḍa-mūrtinā
in the form of the boar, Varāha
hiraṇyakaśipū rājan
hiraṇyakaśipuḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu
rājan
O King
paryatapyad ruṣā śucā
paryatapyat
was afflicted
ruṣā
by anger
śucā
by grief.
Śrī Nārada Muni said: My dear King Yudhiṣṭhira, when Lord Viṣṇu, in the form of Varāha, the boar, killed Hiraṇyākṣa, Hiraṇyākṣa’s brother Hiraṇyakaśipu was extremely angry and began to lament.
Purport

Yudhiṣṭhira had inquired from Nārada Muni why Hiraṇyakaśipu was so envious of his own son Prahlāda. Nārada Muni began narrating the story by explaining how Hiraṇyakaśipu had become a staunch enemy of Lord Viṣṇu.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
hiraṇyakaśipū rājan paryatapyad ruṣā śucā Nārada said: O Yudhiṣṭhira! When Lord Viṣṇu, in the form of Varāha, the boar, killed Hiraṇyākṣa, Hiraṇyākṣa's brother Hiraṇyakaśipu was afflicted with anger and grief. The Second Chapter describes how Hiraṇyakaśipu, in grief for his brother’s death, engaged in destruction of dharma and pacified his friends by relating a history giving instructions on knowledge. In order explain that the cause of hating Prahlāda was hatred of the Lord, first Nārada explains the cause of hatred of the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
Hiraṇyakaśipu's enmity toward Viṣṇu began with grief over his brother's death. Unresolved anger fuels the cycle of opposition to the Divine. Notice when sorrow is hardening into hatred.
Reflection Questions
  • What recent loss is quietly turning into resentment in you?
  • Where could grief, if surrendered, lead you toward God instead of away?
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