Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.56
दृष्ट्वा मृधे गरुडवाहमिभारिवाह
आविध्य शूलमहिनोदथ कालनेमि: ।
तल्लीलया गरुडमूर्ध्नि पतद् गृहीत्वा
तेनाहनन्नृप सवाहमरिं त्र्यधीश: ॥ ५६ ॥
dṛṣṭvā mṛdhe garuḍa-vāham ibhāri-vāha
[drishtvaa mridhe garuda-vaaham ibhaari-vaaha]
āvidhya śūlam ahinod atha kālanemiḥ
[aavidhya shoolam ahinod atha kaalanemih]
tal līlayā garuḍa-mūrdhni patad gṛhītvā
[tal leelayaa garuda-moordhni patad griheetvaa]
tenāhanan nṛpa savāham ariṁ tryadhīśaḥ
[tenaahanan nripa savaaham arim tryadheeshah]
Word-for-word
dṛṣṭvā
—
seeing
mṛdhe
—
on the battlefield
garuḍa-vāham
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, carried by Garuḍa
ibhāri-vāhaḥ
—
the demon, who was carried by a big lion
āvidhya
—
whirling around
śūlam
—
trident
ahinot
—
discharged at him
atha
—
thus
kālanemiḥ
—
the demon Kālanemi
tat
—
such an attack by the demon against the Supreme Lord
līlayā
—
very easily
garuḍa-mūrdhni
—
on the head of His carrier, Garuḍa
patat
—
while falling down
gṛhītvā
—
after taking it immediately, without difficulty
tena
—
and by the same weapon
ahanat
—
killed
nṛpa
—
O King
sa-vāham
—
with his carrier
arim
—
the enemy
tri-adhīśaḥ
—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the proprietor of the three worlds.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dṛṣṭvā mṛdhe garuḍa-vāham ibhāri-vāha
dṛṣṭvā
seeing
mṛdhe
on the battlefield
garuḍa-vāham
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, carried by Garuḍa
ibhāri-vāhaḥ
the demon, who was carried by a big lion
āvidhya śūlam ahinod atha kālanemiḥ
āvidhya
whirling around
śūlam
trident
ahinot
discharged at him
atha
thus
kālanemiḥ
the demon Kālanemi
tal līlayā garuḍa-mūrdhni patad gṛhītvā
tat
such an attack by the demon against the Supreme Lord
līlayā
very easily
garuḍa-mūrdhni
on the head of His carrier, Garuḍa
patat
while falling down
gṛhītvā
after taking it immediately, without difficulty
tenāhanan nṛpa savāham ariṁ tryadhīśaḥ
tena
and by the same weapon
ahanat
killed
nṛpa
O King
sa-vāham
with his carrier
arim
the enemy
tri-adhīśaḥ
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the proprietor of the three worlds.
O King, when the demon Kālanemi, who was carried by a lion, saw that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, carried by Garuḍa, was on the battlefield, the demon immediately took his trident, whirled it and discharged it at Garuḍa’s head. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the master of the three worlds, immediately caught the trident, and with the very same weapon he killed the enemy Kālanemi, along with his carrier, the lion.
Purport
In this regard, Śrīla Madhvācārya says:
kālanemy-ādayaḥ sarve kariṇā nihatā api śukreṇojjīvitāḥ santaḥ punas tenaiva pātitāḥ
“Kālanemi and all the other demons were killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, and when Śukrācārya, their spiritual master, brought them back to life, they were again killed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O King, when the demon Kālanemi, who was carried by a lion, saw that the Supreme lord, carried by Garuḍa, was on the battlefield, the demon shook his trident, and discharged it at the Lord. The Lord, the master of the three worlds, easily caught the trident as it approached Garuḍa’s head. With the very same weapon he killed Kālanemi, along with his carrier.
Kālanemi had a lion as his carrier (ibhāri-vāhaḥ). Āvidhya means “shaking.” The Lord caught it as it approached with his left hand killed (ahanat = ahan) the demon.
Personal Guidance
Kālanemi hurled his trident at Garuḍa; Hari caught it and used the very same trident to kill the demon and his lion. The Lord turns the opponent's weapon back on him. He needs no special equipment — what we send Him, He sends back.
Reflection Questions
- What weapon I 'sent' at the Lord — accusation, demand, ultimatum — has He used to dismantle my own position?
- Where could I save myself by simply not throwing the first trident?
My note
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