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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.3.23

स तत्कीचकवल्मीकात् सहओजोबलान्वित: । सर्वावयवसम्पन्नो वज्रसंहननो युवा । उत्थितस्तप्तहेमाभो विभावसुरिवैधस: ॥ २३ ॥
sa tat kīcaka-valmīkāt
[sa tat keechaka-valmeekaat]
saha-ojo-balānvitaḥ
[saha-ojo-balaanvitah]
sarvāvayava-sampanno
[sarvaavayava-sampanno]
vajra-saṁhanano yuvā
[vajra-samhanano yuvaa]
utthitas tapta-hemābho
[utthitas tapta-hemaabho]
vibhāvasur ivaidhasaḥ
[vibhaavasur ivaidhasah]
Word-for-word
saḥ — Hiraṇyakaśipu tat — that kīcaka-valmīkāt — from the anthill and bamboo grove sahaḥ — mental strength ojaḥ — strength of the senses bala — and sufficient bodily strength anvitaḥ — endowed with sarva — all avayava — the limbs of the body sampannaḥ — fully restored vajra-saṁhananaḥ — having a body as strong as a thunderbolt yuvā — young utthitaḥ — arisen tapta-hema-ābhaḥ — whose bodily luster became like molten gold vibhāvasuḥ — fire iva — like edhasaḥ — from fuel wood.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tat kīcaka-valmīkāt
saḥ
Hiraṇyakaśipu
tat
that
kīcaka-valmīkāt
from the anthill and bamboo grove
saha-ojo-balānvitaḥ
sahaḥ
mental strength
ojaḥ
strength of the senses
bala
and sufficient bodily strength
anvitaḥ
endowed with
sarvāvayava-sampanno
sarva
all
avayava
the limbs of the body
sampannaḥ
fully restored
vajra-saṁhanano yuvā
vajra-saṁhananaḥ
having a body as strong as a thunderbolt
yuvā
young
utthitas tapta-hemābho
utthitaḥ
arisen
tapta-hema-ābhaḥ
whose bodily luster became like molten gold
vibhāvasur ivaidhasaḥ
vibhāvasuḥ
fire
iva
like
edhasaḥ
from fuel wood.
As soon as he was sprinkled with the water from Lord Brahmā’s waterpot, Hiraṇyakaśipu arose, endowed with a full body with limbs so strong that they could bear the striking of a thunderbolt. With physical strength and a bodily luster resembling molten gold, he emerged from the anthill a completely young man, just as fire springs from fuel wood.
Purport

Hiraṇyakaśipu was revitalized, so much so that his body was quite competent to tolerate the striking of thunderbolts. He was now a young man with a strong body and a very beautiful bodily luster resembling molten gold. This is the rejuvenation that took place because of his severe austerity and penance.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Becoming endowed with strength of mind, senses and body, Hiraṇyakaśipu, firm as a thunderbolt and shining like molten gold, then arose from the anthill and the bamboo grove, with his limbs fully restored, like fire arising from wood. His limbs were as strong as thunderbolts (vajra-saṁhananaḥ).
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Personal Guidance
Hiraṇyakaśipu rises with a thunderbolt-tolerating, gold-lustred, youthful body. Tapas plus mercy together produced a rejuvenation impossible by either alone. Real transformation is grace meeting effort, never grace alone or effort alone.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your life are you waiting for grace without doing your part?
  • Where are you driving effort without ever asking for grace?
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