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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.28

तं श्येनवेगं शतचन्द्रवर्त्मभि श्चरन्तमच्छिद्रमुपर्यधो हरि: । कृत्वाट्टहासं खरमुत्स्वनोल्बणं निमीलिताक्षं जगृहे महाजव: ॥ २८ ॥
taṁ śyena-vegaṁ śata-candra-vartmabhiś
[tam shyena-vegam shata-chandra-vartmabhish]
carantam acchidram upary-adho hariḥ
[charantam achchidram upary-adho harih]
kṛtvāṭṭa-hāsaṁ kharam utsvanolbaṇaṁ
[kritvaatta-haasam kharam utsvanolbanam]
nimīlitākṣaṁ jagṛhe mahā-javaḥ
[nimeelitaaksham jagrihe mahaa-javah]
Word-for-word
tam — him (Hiraṇyakaśipu) śyena-vegam — possessing the speed of a hawk śata-candra-vartmabhiḥ — by the maneuvers of his sword and his shield, which was marked with a hundred moonlike spots carantam — moving acchidram — without any weak spot upari-adhaḥ — up and down hariḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead kṛtvā — making aṭṭa-hāsam — loud laughter kharam — extremely shrill utsvana-ulbaṇam — very fearful due to its great sound nimīlita — closed akṣam — eyes jagṛhe — captured mahā-javaḥ — the greatly powerful Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ śyena-vegaṁ śata-candra-vartmabhiś
tam
him (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
śyena-vegam
possessing the speed of a hawk
śata-candra-vartmabhiḥ
by the maneuvers of his sword and his shield, which was marked with a hundred moonlike spots
carantam
moving
carantam acchidram upary-adho hariḥ
acchidram
without any weak spot
upari-adhaḥ
up and down
hariḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead
kṛtvāṭṭa-hāsaṁ kharam utsvanolbaṇaṁ
kṛtvā
making
aṭṭa-hāsam
loud laughter
kharam
extremely shrill
utsvana-ulbaṇam
very fearful due to its great sound
nimīlitākṣaṁ jagṛhe mahā-javaḥ
nimīlita
closed
akṣam
eyes
jagṛhe
captured
mahā-javaḥ
the greatly powerful Lord.
Making a loud, shrill sound of laughter, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, who is extremely strong and powerful, captured Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was protecting himself with his sword and shield, leaving no gaps open. With the speed of a hawk, Hiraṇyakaśipu moved sometimes in the sky and sometimes on the earth, his eyes closed because of fear of Nṛsiṁhadeva’s laughter.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Laughing loudly with a terrifying sound, the agile Lord captured the demon who moved up and down with the speed of a hawk and left no spot vulnerable by using his shield and sword, but who had closed his eyes out of fear of the laughter. Śata-candra-vartmabhiḥ means “by the use of his shield and sword.” The demon had closed his eyes out of fear of the loud laughter.
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Personal Guidance
Laughing shrilly, Nārāyaṇa captures Hiraṇyakaśipu — fully armored, sword and shield raised. The demon moves between sky and earth, eyes closed in fear of that laugh. The Lord's laughter is the sound of inevitability.
Reflection Questions
  • Where does the Lord's 'laughter' in your life remind you of inevitability you cannot evade?
  • What would surrender to that inevitability free up in you?
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