Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.5
यतो जातो हिरण्याक्षश्चरन्नेक इमां महीम् ।
प्रतिवीरं दिग्विजये नाविन्दत गदायुध: ॥ ५ ॥
yato jāto hiraṇyākṣaś
[yato jaato hiranyaakshash]
carann eka imāṁ mahīm
[charann eka imaam maheem]
prativīraṁ dig-vijaye
[prativeeram dig-vijaye]
nāvindata gadāyudhaḥ
[naavindata gadaayudhah]
Word-for-word
yataḥ
—
in which dynasty
jātaḥ
—
was born
hiraṇyākṣaḥ
—
the king named Hiraṇyākṣa
caran
—
wandering
ekaḥ
—
alone
imām
—
this
mahīm
—
surface of the globe
prativīram
—
a rival hero
dik-vijaye
—
for conquering all directions
na avindata
—
could not get
gadā-āyudhaḥ
—
bearing his own club.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yato jāto hiraṇyākṣaś
yataḥ
in which dynasty
jātaḥ
was born
hiraṇyākṣaḥ
the king named Hiraṇyākṣa
carann eka imāṁ mahīm
caran
wandering
ekaḥ
alone
imām
this
mahīm
surface of the globe
prativīraṁ dig-vijaye
prativīram
a rival hero
dik-vijaye
for conquering all directions
nāvindata gadāyudhaḥ
na avindata
could not get
gadā-āyudhaḥ
bearing his own club.
It was in your dynasty that Hiraṇyākṣa was born. Carrying only his own club, he wandered the globe alone, without assistance, to conquer all directions, and no hero he met could rival him.
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Gauḍīya
Translation
In your dynasty Hiraṇyākṣa was born. Carrying his club, he wandered the globe alone, without assistance, to conquer all directions, and did not find a suitable rival.
Yataḥ means “in which family.”
Personal Guidance
Hiraṇyākṣa, of your dynasty, wandered alone with only a club, conquering all directions — no hero rivaled him. The Lord acknowledges the strength of the very lineage He came to chasten. Honest assessment precedes correction.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I refuse to acknowledge an opponent's real prowess because it complicates my story?
- What lineage of strength in me deserves honest naming — even where it later needs disciplining?
My note
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