SB 9.15.34 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.15.34

पुन: स्वहस्तैरचलान् मृधेऽङ्‌घ्रिपा- नुत्क्षिप्य वेगादभिधावतो युधि । भुजान् कुठारेण कठोरनेमिना चिच्छेद राम: प्रसभं त्वहेरिव ॥ ३४ ॥

punaḥ sva-hastair acalān mṛdhe ’ṅghripān

[punah sva-hastair achalaan mridhe ’nghripaan]

utkṣipya vegād abhidhāvato yudhi

[utkshipya vegaad abhidhaavato yudhi]

bhujān kuṭhāreṇa kaṭhora-neminā

[bhujaan kuthaarena kathora-neminaa]

ciccheda rāmaḥ prasabhaṁ tv aher iva

[chichcheda raamah prasabham tv aher iva]

Word-for-word

punaḥ — again sva-hastaiḥ — by his own hands acalān — hills mṛdhe — in the battlefield aṅghripān — trees utkṣipya — after uprooting vegāt — with great force abhidhāvataḥ — of he who was running very forcefully yudhi — in the battlefield bhujān — all the arms kuṭhāreṇa — by his axe kaṭhora-neminā — which was very sharp ciccheda — cut to pieces rāmaḥ — Lord Paraśurāma prasabham — with great force tu — but aheḥ iva — just like the hoods of a serpent.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

punaḥ sva-hastair acalān mṛdhe ’ṅghripān

punaḥ

again

sva-hastaiḥ

by his own hands

acalān

hills

mṛdhe

in the battlefield

aṅghripān

trees

utkṣipya vegād abhidhāvato yudhi

utkṣipya

after uprooting

vegāt

with great force

abhidhāvataḥ

of he who was running very forcefully

yudhi

in the battlefield

bhujān kuṭhāreṇa kaṭhora-neminā

bhujān

all the arms

kuṭhāreṇa

by his axe

kaṭhora-neminā

which was very sharp

ciccheda rāmaḥ prasabhaṁ tv aher iva

ciccheda

cut to pieces

rāmaḥ

Lord Paraśurāma

prasabham

with great force

but

aheḥ iva

just like the hoods of a serpent.

When his arrows were cut to pieces, Kārtavīryārjuna uprooted many trees and hills with his own hands and again rushed strongly toward Lord Paraśurāma to kill him. But Paraśurāma then used his axe with great force to cut off Kārtavīryārjuna’s arms, just as one might lop off the hoods of a serpent.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

As Kartavīryārjuna was running quickly towards him on the battlefield, uprooting mountains and tree, Paraśurāma, with his sharp axe, forcefully cut off his arms, as if cutting off the hoods of a snake. Acalān means mountains. He cut off his arms, just as one cuts off the hoods of a snake.

Personal Guidance

Out of arrows, Kārtavīryārjuna uproots trees and hills with his bare hands — and Paraśurāma simply cuts off his arms. There is no level of escalation that overpowers the Lord; resistance only invites more decisive cuts.

Reflection Questions

Where am I uprooting trees because my arrows have run out, instead of surrendering?
What argument-escalation in my life has only worsened the situation?

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