SB 8.7.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.7.14

अहीन्द्रसाहस्रकठोरद‍ृङ्‌मुख- श्वासाग्निधूमाहतवर्चसोऽसुरा: । पौलोमकालेयबलील्वलादयो दवाग्निदग्धा: सरला इवाभवन् ॥ १४ ॥

ahīndra-sāhasra-kaṭhora-dṛṅ-mukha-

[aheendra-saahasra-kathora-drin-mukha-]

śvāsāgni-dhūmāhata-varcaso ’surāḥ

[shvaasaagni-dhoomaahata-varchaso ’suraah]

pauloma-kāleya-balīlvalādayo

[pauloma-kaaleya-baleelvalaadayo]

davāgni-dagdhāḥ saralā ivābhavan

[davaagni-dagdhaah saralaa ivaabhavan]

Word-for-word

ahīndra — of the King of serpents sāhasra — by thousands kaṭhora — very, very hard dṛk — all directions mukha — by the mouth śvāsa — breathing agni — fire coming out dhūma — smoke āhata — being affected varcasaḥ — by the rays asurāḥ — the demons pauloma — Pauloma kāleya — Kāleya bali — Bali ilvala — Ilvala ādayaḥ — headed by dava-agni — by a forest fire dagdhāḥ — burned saralāḥ — sarala trees iva — like abhavan — all of them became.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

ahīndra-sāhasra-kaṭhora-dṛṅ-mukha-

ahīndra

of the King of serpents

sāhasra

by thousands

kaṭhora

very, very hard

dṛk

all directions

mukha

by the mouth

śvāsāgni-dhūmāhata-varcaso ’surāḥ

śvāsa

breathing

agni

fire coming out

dhūma

smoke

āhata

being affected

varcasaḥ

by the rays

asurāḥ

the demons

pauloma-kāleya-balīlvalādayo

pauloma

Pauloma

kāleya

Kāleya

bali

Bali

ilvala

Ilvala

ādayaḥ

headed by

davāgni-dagdhāḥ saralā ivābhavan

dava-agni

by a forest fire

dagdhāḥ

burned

saralāḥ

sarala trees

iva

abhavan

all of them became.

Vāsuki had thousands of eyes and mouths. From his mouths he breathed smoke and blazing fire, which affected the demons, headed by Pauloma, Kāleya, Bali and Ilvala. Thus the demons, who appeared like sarala trees burned by a forest fire, gradually became powerless.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Their vitality destroyed by the smoke and fire emanating from the breathing of the thousand cruel mouths of Vāsuki, the demons headed by Pauloma, Kāleya, Bali and Ilvala became like pine trees burned by a forest fire. The demons completely lost (āhata) their vitality. Sarala is a type of tree.

Personal Guidance

The smoke and fire from Vāsuki's mouths burned the demons like sarala trees. Those who grab the front of a sacred work without proper position get burned by what should have empowered them. Position with respect to the Lord matters.

Reflection Questions

Where have I grabbed a 'front' position spiritually and ended up burned by it?
What service is now scorching me because I took it on the wrong end?

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