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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.7

తం ని:సరన్తం సలిలాదనుద్రుతో హిరణ్యకేశో ద్విరదం యథా ఝష: । కరాలదంష్ట్రోఽశనినిస్వనోఽబ్రవీద్ గతహ్రియాం కిం త్వసతాం విగర్హితమ్ ॥ ౭ ॥
taṁ niḥsarantaṁ salilād anudruto
[tam nihsarantam salilaad anudruto]
hiraṇya-keśo dviradaṁ yathā jhaṣaḥ
[hiranya-kesho dviradam yathaa jhashah]
karāla-daṁṣṭro ’śani-nisvano ’bravīd
[karaala-damshtro ’shani-nisvano ’braveed]
gata-hriyāṁ kiṁ tv asatāṁ vigarhitam
[gata-hriyaam kim tv asataam vigarhitam]
tam — Him niḥsarantam — coming out salilāt — from the water anudrutaḥ — chased hiraṇya-keśaḥ — having golden hair dviradam — an elephant yathā — as jhaṣaḥ — a crocodile karāla-daṁṣṭraḥ — having fearful teeth aśani-nisvanaḥ — roaring like thunder abravīt — he said gata-hriyām — for those who are shameless kim — what tu — indeed asatām — for the wretches vigarhitam — reproachable.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ niḥsarantaṁ salilād anudruto
tam
Him
niḥsarantam
coming out
salilāt
from the water
anudrutaḥ
chased
hiraṇya-keśo dviradaṁ yathā jhaṣaḥ
hiraṇya-keśaḥ
having golden hair
dviradam
an elephant
yathā
as
jhaṣaḥ
a crocodile
karāla-daṁṣṭro ’śani-nisvano ’bravīd
karāla-daṁṣṭraḥ
having fearful teeth
gata-hriyāṁ kiṁ tv asatāṁ vigarhitam
aśani-nisvanaḥ
roaring like thunder
abravīt
he said
gata-hriyām
for those who are shameless
kim
what
tu
indeed
asatām
for the wretches
vigarhitam
reproachable.
The demon, who had golden hair on his head and fearful tusks, gave chase to the Lord while He was rising from the water, even as an alligator would chase an elephant. Roaring like thunder, he said: Are You not ashamed of running away before a challenging adversary? There is nothing reproachable for shameless creatures!

When the Lord was coming out of the water, taking the earth in His arms to deliver it, the demon derided Him with insulting words, but the Lord did not care because He was very conscious of His duty. For a dutiful man there is nothing to fear. Similarly, those who are powerful have no fear of derision or unkind words from an enemy. The Lord had nothing to fear from anyone, yet He was merciful to His enemy by neglecting him. Although apparently He fled from the challenge, it was just to protect the earth from calamity that He tolerated Hiraṇyākṣa’s deriding words.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Hiraṇyākṣa, with golden hair and fierce teeth, chasing the Lord as he rose from the water, just like a crocodile pursuing an elephant, then spoke with the sound of thunder. “What censure is there for those without shame and bravery?” Chasing the Lord, he said, “Is there criticism for those who without shame and are cowardly? There is not. But still, it is not unsuitable to criticize opponents who flee.” The other meaning is as follows. Can there be criticism of those who are merciful and modest. Those who, being merciful, flee for the purpose of protecting the earth who has taken shelter of your tusks should not be criticized. Or another meaning is as follows. Thinking that it was not proper to pursue the Lord who was lifting the earth for helping the populace, the demon criticizes himself. “Is there censure for me, a demon, dedicated to my own pleasure, devoid of shame? No, there is not. How unfortunate I am!”
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