SB 7.5.45 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.5.45

एष मे बह्वसाधूक्तो वधोपायाश्च निर्मिता: । तैस्तैर्द्रोहैरसद्धर्मैर्मुक्त: स्वेनैव तेजसा ॥ ४५ ॥

eṣa me bahv-asādhūkto

[esha me bahv-asaadhookto]

vadhopāyāś ca nirmitāḥ

[vadhopaayaash cha nirmitaah]

tais tair drohair asad-dharmair

[tais tair drohair asad-dharmair]

muktaḥ svenaiva tejasā

[muktah svenaiva tejasaa]

Word-for-word

eṣaḥ — this me — of me bahu — many asādhu-uktaḥ — ill names vadha-upāyāḥ — many varieties of means to kill him ca — and nirmitāḥ — devised taiḥ — by those taiḥ — by those drohaiḥ — treacheries asat-dharmaiḥ — abominable actions muktaḥ — released svena — his own eva — indeed tejasā — by prowess.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

eṣa me bahv-asādhūkto

eṣaḥ

this

of me

bahu

many

asādhu-uktaḥ

ill names

vadhopāyāś ca nirmitāḥ

vadha-upāyāḥ

many varieties of means to kill him

and

nirmitāḥ

devised

tais tair drohair asad-dharmair

taiḥ

by those

taiḥ

by those

drohaiḥ

treacheries

asat-dharmaiḥ

abominable actions

muktaḥ svenaiva tejasā

muktaḥ

released

svena

his own

eva

indeed

tejasā

by prowess.

Hiraṇyakaśipu thought: I have used many ill names in chastising this boy Prahlāda and have devised many means of killing him, but despite all my endeavors, he could not be killed. Indeed, he saved himself by his own powers, without being affected in the least by these treacheries and abominable actions.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

I have called him many ill names and have devised many means of killing him, but he was freed from all these violent spells by his own powers. Three verses explain his thoughts. Asad-dharmaiḥ means “from spells.”

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Personal Guidance

Hiraṇyakaśipu marvels: despite all his ill names and lethal plots, the boy saves himself by his own powers. He still does not name the real protector — only notes the boy's strength. The demonic see effects but refuse to name the cause.

Reflection Questions

What protection in your life have you accounted for in any terms except the Lord's?
Where could naming the Lord as cause reshape your sense of past survivals?

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