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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.1

श्रीनारद उवाच एवं सुरादय: सर्वे ब्रह्मरुद्रपुर: सरा: । नोपैतुमशकन्मन्युसंरम्भं सुदुरासदम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
evaṁ surādayaḥ sarve
[evam suraadayah sarve]
brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarāḥ
[brahma-rudra-purah saraah]
nopaitum aśakan manyu-
[nopaitum ashakan manyu-]
saṁrambhaṁ sudurāsadam
[samrambham suduraasadam]
Word-for-word
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — the great saintly sage Nārada Muni said evam — thus sura-ādayaḥ — the groups of demigods sarve — all brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarāḥ — represented by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva na — not upaitum — to go before the Lord aśakan — able manyu-saṁrambham — in a completely angry mood su-durāsadam — very difficult to approach (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva).
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
the great saintly sage Nārada Muni said
evaṁ surādayaḥ sarve
evam
thus
sura-ādayaḥ
the groups of demigods
sarve
all
brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarāḥ
brahma-rudra-puraḥ sarāḥ
represented by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva
na
not
upaitum
to go before the Lord
nopaitum aśakan manyu-
aśakan
able
manyu-saṁrambham
in a completely angry mood
saṁrambhaṁ sudurāsadam
su-durāsadam
very difficult to approach (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva).
The great saint Nārada Muni continued: The demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and other great demigods, dared not come forward before the Lord, who at that time was extremely angry.
Purport

Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura has sung in his Prema-bhakti-candrikā, ‘krodha’ bhakta-dveṣi-jane: anger should be used to punish a demon who is envious of devotees. Kāma, krodha, lobha, moha, mada and mātsarya — lust, anger, greed, illusion, pride and envy — all have their proper use for the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His devotee. A devotee of the Lord cannot tolerate blasphemy of the Lord or His other devotees, and the Lord also cannot tolerate blasphemy of a devotee. Thus Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva was so very angry that the great demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva and even the goddess of fortune, who is the Lord’s constant companion, could not pacify Him, even after offering prayers of glorification and praise. No one was able to pacify the Lord in His anger, but because the Lord was willing to exhibit His affection for Prahlāda Mahārāja, all the demigods and the others present before the Lord pushed Prahlāda Mahārāja forward to pacify Him.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: The devatās, headed by Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and other great devatās, dared not come before the Lord, who could not be approached because of his absorption in anger. In the Ninth Chapter Prahlāda, ordered by Brahmā, approaches the Lord and offers prayers so that the devatās can approach him. What to speak of others, even Lakṣmī could not calm Nṛsiṁha. Prahlāda however understood that Nṛsiṁha was the embodiment of affection. “Why did the devatās praise the Lord from far off while revealing their individual miseries?” The Lord was absorbed in anger.
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Personal Guidance
Even Brahmā and Śiva dare not approach the still-furious Nṛsiṁha. Anger in the Lord, when directed at demons who harm devotees, is sacred — but it is also genuinely fearsome. Sometimes the deepest mercies wear a wrath the wise do not dare touch.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in your life do you dare to approach what others wisely keep distance from?
  • When is righteous anger doing necessary work that should not be soothed too quickly?
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