SB 8.11.42 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.42

अन्येऽप्येवं प्रतिद्वन्द्वान्वाय्वग्निवरुणादय: । सूदयामासुरसुरान् मृगान्केसरिणो यथा ॥ ४२ ॥

anye ’py evaṁ pratidvandvān

[anye ’py evam pratidvandvaan]

vāyv-agni-varuṇādayaḥ

[vaayv-agni-varunaadayah]

sūdayām āsur asurān

[soodayaam aasur asuraan]

mṛgān kesariṇo yathā

[mrigaan kesarino yathaa]

Word-for-word

anye — others api — also evam — in this way pratidvandvān — the opposing party of belligerants vāyu — the demigod known as Vāyu agni — the demigod known as Agni varuṇa-ādayaḥ — the demigod known as Varuṇa and others sūdayām āsuḥ — began to kill vigorously asurān — all the demons mṛgān — deer kesariṇaḥ — lions yathā — just as.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

anye ’py evaṁ pratidvandvān

anye

others

api

also

evam

in this way

pratidvandvān

the opposing party of belligerants

vāyv-agni-varuṇādayaḥ

vāyu

the demigod known as Vāyu

agni

the demigod known as Agni

varuṇa-ādayaḥ

the demigod known as Varuṇa and others

sūdayām āsur asurān

sūdayām āsuḥ

began to kill vigorously

asurān

all the demons

mṛgān kesariṇo yathā

mṛgān

deer

kesariṇaḥ

lions

yathā

just as.

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other demigods began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer in a forest.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa and other devatās also began killing the demons who opposed them, just as lions kill deer.

Personal Guidance

Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa, and others killed demons like lions killing deer. After the leader's foam-victory, the others followed quickly. Decisive action by the head clears the way for the limbs to act. Pattern-shift cascades.

Reflection Questions

Where does the leader in my life need to break a stalemate before the rest of us can move?
Am I waiting for a 'Vāyu, Agni, Varuṇa' role rather than the Indra one — and is that right for now?

📝 My note

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