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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.13

वैरानुबन्ध एतावानामृत्योरिह देहिनाम् । अज्ञानप्रभवो मन्युरहंमानोपबृंहित: ॥ १३ ॥
vairānubandha etāvān
[vairaanubandha etaavaan]
āmṛtyor iha dehinām
[aamrityor iha dehinaam]
ajñāna-prabhavo manyur
[ajnaana-prabhavo manyur]
ahaṁ-mānopabṛṁhitaḥ
[aham-maanopabrimhitah]
Word-for-word
vaira-anubandhaḥ — enmity etāvān — so great āmṛtyoḥ — up to the point of death iha — in this dehinām — of persons too involved in the bodily concept of life ajñāna-prabhavaḥ — because of the great influence of ignorance manyuḥ — anger aham-māna — by egotism upabṛṁhitaḥ — expanded.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vairānubandha etāvān
vaira-anubandhaḥ
enmity
etāvān
so great
āmṛtyor iha dehinām
āmṛtyoḥ
up to the point of death
iha
in this
dehinām
of persons too involved in the bodily concept of life
ajñāna-prabhavo manyur
ajñāna-prabhavaḥ
because of the great influence of ignorance
manyuḥ
anger
ahaṁ-mānopabṛṁhitaḥ
aham-māna
by egotism
upabṛṁhitaḥ
expanded.
Hiraṇyakaśipu’s anger against Lord Viṣṇu persisted until his death. Other people in the bodily concept of life maintain anger only because of false ego and the great influence of ignorance.
Purport

Generally speaking, even though the conditioned soul is angry, his anger is not perpetual but temporary. It is due to the influence of ignorance. Hiraṇyakaśipu, however, maintained his enmity and his anger against Lord Viṣṇu until the point of death. He never forgot his vengeful attitude toward Viṣṇu for having killed his brother, Hiraṇyākṣa. Others in the bodily concept of life are angry at their enemies but not at Lord Viṣṇu. Hiraṇyakaśipu, however, was everlastingly angry. He was angry not only because of false prestige but also because of continuous enmity toward Viṣṇu.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hiraṇyakaśipu's anger against Viṣṇu persisted until his death. Other people in the bodily concept of life maintain anger only because of false conception of heroism and the influence of ignorance. Absorption in the enemy was so strong that Hiraṇyakaśipu held this absorption till death and even against the Lord (āmṛtyoḥ has two meanings). This was caused by his great kṣatriya spirit of heroism. The anger of people in this world is not caused by such absorption in the enemy. That anger is caused by illusion. The conception “I am a hero” in the mind, even in the absence of real heroism, makes people think of themselves as heroes, and this conception increases. However absorption in the enemy is seen only in Hiraṇyakaśipu.
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Personal Guidance
Hiraṇyakaśipu's anger persisted until death; others' anger is temporary, due to false ego. Demonic anger is its own perpetuity. Most of us are angry for moments; demons are angry for lifetimes.
Reflection Questions
  • Is there an anger in me that has lasted long enough to be called demonic?
  • What would it take for a long-running anger of mine to finally release?
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