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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.37.14

దిష్ట్యా తే నిహతో దైత్యో లీలయాయం హయాకృతి: । యస్య హేషితసన్త్రస్తాస్త్యజన్త్యనిమిషా దివమ్ ॥ ౧౪ ॥
diṣṭyā te nihato daityo
[dishtyaa te nihato daityo]
līlayāyaṁ hayākṛtiḥ
[leelayaayam hayaakritih]
yasya heṣita-santrastās
[yasya heshita-santrastaas]
tyajanty animiṣā divam
[tyajanty animishaa divam]
diṣṭyā — by (our) good fortune te — by You nihataḥ — killed daityaḥ — demon līlayā — as a game ayam — this haya - ākṛtiḥ — having the form of a horse yasya — whose heṣita — by the neighing santrastāḥ — terrified tyajanti — abandon animiṣāḥ — the demigods divam — heaven .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
diṣṭyā te nihato daityo
diṣṭyā
by (our) good fortune
te
by You
nihataḥ
killed
daityaḥ
demon
līlayāyaṁ hayākṛtiḥ
līlayā
as a game
ayam
this
haya - ākṛtiḥ
having the form of a horse
yasya heṣita-santrastās
yasya
whose
heṣita
by the neighing
santrastāḥ
terrified
tyajanty animiṣā divam
tyajanti
abandon
animiṣāḥ
the demigods
divam
heaven .
  • diṣṭyā — by good fortune, thankfully
    From diṣ — to point out, allot. An exclamation of gratitude. Gauḍīyas read diṣṭyā in stutis as the devotee's habit of attributing every good thing to Kṛṣṇa's mercy rather than to fate or effort.
  • līlayā — as play, sportively
    Līlā — divine play. Nārada insists Keśī was killed in līlā, not in struggle. The whole Gauḍīya theology of pastime hangs on this word: the Lord's actions are not karma but līlā.
  • animiṣāḥ — the demigods (the unblinking ones)
    A-nimiṣa — without blinking. Demigods do not blink. The epithet emphasizes their elevated status precisely so that their flight from heaven becomes more humiliating: even the unblinking ones could not look at Keśī.
The horse demon was so terrifying that his neighing frightened the demigods into leaving their heavenly kingdom. But by our good fortune You have enjoyed the sport of killing him.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The horse demon was so terrifying that his neighing frightened the demigods into leaving their heavenly kingdom. But by our good fortune You have enjoyed the sport of killing him.
Commentary

You have destroyed this demon for the benefit of the people (distya).

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The demons such as Pūtanā you killed previously were evil, but Keśī was most difficult to kill. He (ayam) has appeared just at this time. Because you killed him you are called Keśava. Viṣṇu Purāṇa says: yasmāt tvayāiṣa duṣṭātmā hataḥ keśī janārdana tasmāt keśava-nāmā tvaṁ loke geyo bhaviṣyasi Because you killed the evil Keśī, O Janārdana, You will be called Keśava in the world.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

You do not accept offenses and have given benefit to persons like me. You will do that in the future also. That is explained in eight verses. Just now the horse demon (ayam) was killed easily by you and was given liberation (ni-hataḥ). He will not return to give trouble. This produced good fortune (diṣṭyā). You also should kill others like Cāṇura. Keśīs evil nature is shown. The devatās were in terror just because of his neighing, though they are free of fear of time (animiṣā). Or fearing his coming, the devatās always glanced here and there with unblinking eyes (animiṣā). Thus you are called Keśava. yasmāt tvayāiṣa duṣṭātmā hataḥ keśī janārdana tasmāt keśava-nāmā tvaṁ loke geyo bhaviṣyasi Because you killed the evil Keśī, O Janārdana, You will be called Keśava in the world. Viṣṇu Purāṇa This is also mentioned in Hari-vaṁśa. Since it is clear and well known, it is not mentioned in the verse.

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The demigods had abandoned heaven at the mere sound of Keśī's neighing. Kṛṣṇa killed him like a child kicking aside a toy. Nārada uses one word — diṣṭyā, 'by our good fortune' — to mark the asymmetry: what terrified the upper worlds was a game in the cowherd field.

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