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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.11.6

सोऽहं दुर्मायिनस्तेऽद्य वज्रेण शतपर्वणा । शिरो हरिष्ये मन्दात्मन्घटस्व ज्ञातिभि: सह ॥ ६ ॥
so ’haṁ durmāyinas te ’dya
[so ’ham durmaayinas te ’dya]
vajreṇa śata-parvaṇā
[vajrena shata-parvanaa]
śiro hariṣye mandātman
[shiro harishye mandaatman]
ghaṭasva jñātibhiḥ saha
[ghatasva jnaatibhih saha]
Word-for-word
saḥ — I am the same powerful person aham — I durmāyinaḥ — of you, who can perform so much jugglery with illusions te — of you adya — today vajreṇa — by the thunderbolt śata-parvaṇā — which has hundreds of sharp edges śiraḥ — the head hariṣye — I shall separate manda-ātman — O you with a poor fund of knowledge ghaṭasva — just try to exist on this battlefield jñātibhiḥ saha — with your relatives and assistants.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
so ’haṁ durmāyinas te ’dya
vajreṇa śata-parvaṇā
saḥ
I am the same powerful person
śiro hariṣye mandātman
ghaṭasva jñātibhiḥ saha
aham
I
durmāyinaḥ
of you, who can perform so much jugglery with illusions
te
of you
adya
today
vajreṇa
by the thunderbolt
śata-parvaṇā
which has hundreds of sharp edges
śiraḥ
the head
hariṣye
I shall separate
manda-ātman
O you with a poor fund of knowledge
ghaṭasva
just try to exist on this battlefield
jñātibhiḥ saha
with your relatives and assistants.
Today, with my thunderbolt, which has hundreds of sharp edges, I, the same powerful person, shall sever your head from your body. Although you can produce so much jugglery through illusion, you are endowed with a poor fund of knowledge. Now, try to exist on this battlefield with your relatives and friends.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O fool! Today, with my thunderbolt, which has hundreds of sharp edges, I, shall sever your head from your body, in spite of your faulty tricks. Endeavor further with your relatives.
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Indra threatened to sever Bali's head with the hundred-edged thunderbolt — though Bali can produce jugglery, he has 'a poor fund of knowledge.' The most dangerous combination is power without understanding. Indra is warning of this in his enemy.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I produce results without the knowledge to handle their consequences?
  • Whom in my circle has power but a poor fund of knowledge — and how do I relate to them?
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