Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.17
तैस्तस्य चाभूत्प्रधनं तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ।
यमाय भल्लैरनयद् दैत्यान् अभिययुर्मृधे ॥ १७ ॥
tais tasya cābhūt pradhanaṁ
[tais tasya chaabhoot pradhanam]
tumulaṁ loma-harṣaṇam
[tumulam loma-harshanam]
yamāya bhallair anayad
[yamaaya bhallair anayad]
daityān abhiyayur mṛdhe
[daityaan abhiyayur mridhe]
Word-for-word
taiḥ
—
with the demons
tasya
—
of him, Purañjaya
ca
—
also
abhūt
—
there was
pradhanam
—
a fight
tumulam
—
very fierce
loma-harṣaṇam
—
the hearing of which makes one’s hairs stand on end
yamāya
—
to the residence of Yamarāja
bhallaiḥ
—
by arrows
anayat
—
sent
daityān
—
the demons
abhiyayuḥ
—
who came toward him
mṛdhe
—
in that fight.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tais tasya cābhūt pradhanaṁ
taiḥ
with the demons
tasya
of him, Purañjaya
ca
also
abhūt
there was
pradhanam
a fight
tumulaṁ loma-harṣaṇam
tumulam
very fierce
loma-harṣaṇam
the hearing of which makes one’s hairs stand on end
yamāya bhallair anayad
yamāya
to the residence of Yamarāja
bhallaiḥ
by arrows
anayat
sent
daityān abhiyayur mṛdhe
daityān
the demons
abhiyayuḥ
who came toward him
mṛdhe
in that fight.
There was a fierce battle between the demons and Purañjaya. Indeed, it was so fierce that when one hears about it one’s hairs stand on end. All the demons bold enough to come before Purañjaya were immediately sent to the residence of Yamarāja by his arrows.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There was a fierce, hair-raising battle between the demons and Purañjaya. Purañjaya sent all the demons who approached him in battle to the abode of death by his arrows.
He killed them all. Dative case (yamāya) is used to express an action leading to a destination. [Note: Gatyartha-karmaṇi Pāṇini 2.3.12]
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Personal Guidance
Conflict is real, and decisive action against destructive forces is sometimes the dharmic response. Spirituality does not mean a vague avoidance of struggle — it means struggling on the right side.
Reflection Questions
- Am I avoiding a fight that, for the protection of others, I am actually responsible for?
- Where do I confuse spiritual peace with mere conflict-avoidance?
My note
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