SB 8.19.6 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.6

यं विनिर्जित्य कृच्छ्रेण विष्णु: क्ष्मोद्धार आगतम् । आत्मानं जयिनं मेने तद्वीर्यं भूर्यनुस्मरन् ॥ ६ ॥

yaṁ vinirjitya kṛcchreṇa

[yam vinirjitya krichchrena]

viṣṇuḥ kṣmoddhāra āgatam

[vishnuh kshmoddhaara aagatam]

ātmānaṁ jayinaṁ mene

[aatmaanam jayinam mene]

tad-vīryaṁ bhūry anusmaran

[tad-veeryam bhoory anusmaran]

Word-for-word

yam — whom vinirjitya — after conquering kṛcchreṇa — with great difficulty viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu in His incarnation as a boar kṣmā-uddhāre — at the time when the earth was delivered āgatam — appeared before Him ātmānam — personally, Himself jayinam — victorious mene — considered tat-vīryam — the prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa bhūri — constantly, or more and more anusmaran — thinking about.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yaṁ vinirjitya kṛcchreṇa

yam

whom

vinirjitya

after conquering

kṛcchreṇa

with great difficulty

viṣṇuḥ kṣmoddhāra āgatam

viṣṇuḥ

Lord Viṣṇu in His incarnation as a boar

kṣmā-uddhāre

at the time when the earth was delivered

āgatam

appeared before Him

ātmānaṁ jayinaṁ mene

ātmānam

personally, Himself

jayinam

victorious

mene

considered

tad-vīryaṁ bhūry anusmaran

tat-vīryam

the prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa

bhūri

constantly, or more and more

anusmaran

thinking about.

When delivering the earth from the Garbhodaka Sea, Lord Viṣṇu, in His incarnation as a boar, killed Hiraṇyākṣa, who had appeared before Him. The fight was severe, and the Lord killed Hiraṇyākṣa with great difficulty. Later, as the Lord thought about the uncommon prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa, He felt Himself victorious indeed.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Viṣṇu, after defeating with difficulty Hiraṇyākṣa in order to lift the earth, considered himself victorious only after reflecting on the great prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa.

Personal Guidance

Lord Viṣṇu as Varāha killed Hiraṇyākṣa with great difficulty and felt genuinely victorious. Even the Lord's victories involve real difficulty. Defeat of strong adversaries gives Him real satisfaction, not casual achievement.

Reflection Questions

Where do I dismiss my hard-won victories as nothing, when they actually felt like 'real victories'?
What recent struggle was harder than I have admitted — and worth celebrating as such?

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