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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.2.3

करालदंष्ट्रोग्रद‍ृष्टय‍ा दुष्प्रेक्ष्यभ्रुकुटीमुख: । शूलमुद्यम्य सदसि दानवानिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३ ॥
karāla-daṁṣṭrogra-dṛṣṭyā
[karaala-damshtrogra-drishtyaa]
duṣprekṣya-bhrukuṭī-mukhaḥ
[dushprekshya-bhrukutee-mukhah]
śūlam udyamya sadasi
[shoolam udyamya sadasi]
dānavān idam abravīt
[daanavaan idam abraveet]
karāla-daṁṣṭra — with terrible teeth ugra-dṛṣṭyā — and fierce glance duṣprekṣya — horrible to see bhru-kuṭī — with frowning eyebrows mukhaḥ — whose face śūlam — trident udyamya — raising sadasi — in the assembly dānavān — to the demons idam — this abravīt — spoke.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
karāla-daṁṣṭrogra-dṛṣṭyā
karāla-daṁṣṭra
with terrible teeth
ugra-dṛṣṭyā
and fierce glance
duṣprekṣya-bhrukuṭī-mukhaḥ
duṣprekṣya
horrible to see
bhru-kuṭī
with frowning eyebrows
mukhaḥ
whose face
śūlam udyamya sadasi
śūlam
trident
udyamya
raising
sadasi
in the assembly
dānavān idam abravīt
dānavān
to the demons
idam
this
abravīt
spoke.
Exhibiting his terrible teeth, fierce glance and frowning eyebrows, terrible to see, he took up his weapon, a trident, and thus began speaking to his associates, the assembled demons.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Exhibiting his terrifying teeth, his fierce glance and frowning eyebrows, frightening to see, he took up his trident and began speaking to the assembled demons.
Brandishing his trident and showing his terrible teeth, Hiraṇyakaśipu rallies his demonic associates. Anger naturally seeks a tribe to amplify it. Watch which company you reach for when you are most upset.
Reflection Questions
  • When you are angry, who do you call — and what does that say about your circle?
  • Which friendships intensify your worst moods rather than soften them?
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