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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.25

ततोऽभिपद्याभ्यहनन्महासुरो रुषा नृसिंहं गदयोरुवेगया । तं विक्रमन्तं सगदं गदाधरो महोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुतो यथाग्रहीत् ॥ २५ ॥
tato ’bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro
[tato ’bhipadyaabhyahanan mahaasuro]
ruṣā nṛsiṁhaṁ gadayoruvegayā
[rushaa nrisimham gadayoruvegayaa]
taṁ vikramantaṁ sagadaṁ gadādharo
[tam vikramantam sagadam gadaadharo]
mahoragaṁ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt
[mahoragam taarkshya-suto yathaagraheet]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter abhipadya — attacking abhyahanat — struck mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu) ruṣā — with anger nṛsiṁham — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva gadayā — by his club uru-vegayā — moving with great force tam — him (Hiraṇyakaśipu) vikramantam — showing his prowess sa-gadam — with his club gadā-dharaḥ — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who also holds a club in His hand mahā-uragam — a great snake tārkṣya-sutaḥ — Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya yathā — just as agrahīt — captured.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato ’bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro
tataḥ
thereafter
abhipadya
attacking
abhyahanat
struck
mahā-asuraḥ
the great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
ruṣā nṛsiṁhaṁ gadayoruvegayā
ruṣā
with anger
nṛsiṁham
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
gadayā
by his club
uru-vegayā
moving with great force
taṁ vikramantaṁ sagadaṁ gadādharo
tam
him (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
vikramantam
showing his prowess
sa-gadam
with his club
gadā-dharaḥ
Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who also holds a club in His hand
mahoragaṁ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt
mahā-uragam
a great snake
tārkṣya-sutaḥ
Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya
yathā
just as
agrahīt
captured.
Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, the great demon angrily approached Nṛsiṁhadeva and struck him with his club using great force. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who holds a club, captured the great demon along with his club, just as Garuḍa captures a great snake. Then, separating himself from the effulgence, he came before that form and stuck it with his club.
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Personal Guidance
The demon attacks again with his club; Nṛsiṁha captures him as Garuḍa captures a snake. The Lord allows the demonstration of demonic effort, then ends it on His own terms. Resistance is permitted up to the moment it is concluded.
Reflection Questions
  • Where are you exhausting yourself in resistance the Lord is patiently allowing?
  • What might 'being caught' by grace look like for you right now?
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