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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.8.26

స తస్య హస్తోత్కలితస్తదాసురో విక్రీడతో యద్వదహిర్గరుత్మత: । అసాధ్వమన్యన్త హృతౌకసోఽమరా ఘనచ్ఛదా భారత సర్వధిష్ణ్యపా: ॥ ౨౬ ॥
sa tasya hastotkalitas tadāsuro
[sa tasya hastotkalitas tadaasuro]
vikrīḍato yadvad ahir garutmataḥ
[vikreedato yadvad ahir garutmatah]
asādhv amanyanta hṛtaukaso ’marā
[asaadhv amanyanta hritaukaso ’maraa]
ghana-cchadā bhārata sarva-dhiṣṇya-pāḥ
[ghana-chchadaa bhaarata sarva-dhishnya-paah]
saḥ — he (Hiraṇyakaśipu) tasya — of Him (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva) hasta — from the hands utkalitaḥ — slipped tadā — at that time asuraḥ — the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu vikrīḍataḥ — playing yadvat — exactly like ahiḥ — a snake garutmataḥ — of Garuḍa asādhu — not very good amanyanta — considered hṛta-okasaḥ — whose abodes were taken by Hiraṇyakaśipu amarāḥ — the demigods ghana-cchadāḥ — situated behind a cover of clouds bhārata — O great son of Bharata sarva-dhiṣṇya-pāḥ — the rulers of the heavenly planets.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sa tasya hastotkalitas tadāsuro
saḥ
he (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
tasya
of Him (Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva)
hasta
from the hands
vikrīḍato yadvad ahir garutmataḥ
utkalitaḥ
slipped
tadā
at that time
asādhv amanyanta hṛtaukaso ’marā
asuraḥ
the King of the demons, Hiraṇyakaśipu
vikrīḍataḥ
playing
yadvat
exactly like
ahiḥ
a snake
garutmataḥ
of Garuḍa
asādhu
not very good
amanyanta
considered
hṛta-okasaḥ
whose abodes were taken by Hiraṇyakaśipu
amarāḥ
the demigods
ghana-cchadā bhārata sarva-dhiṣṇya-pāḥ
ghana-cchadāḥ
situated behind a cover of clouds
bhārata
O great son of Bharata
sarva-dhiṣṇya-pāḥ
the rulers of the heavenly planets.
O Yudhiṣṭhira, O great son of Bharata, when Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva gave Hiraṇyakaśipu a chance to slip from His hand, just as Garuḍa sometimes plays with a snake and lets it slip from his mouth, the demigods, who had lost their abodes and who were hiding behind the clouds for fear of the demon, did not consider that incident very good. Indeed, they were perturbed.

When Hiraṇyakaśipu was in the process of being killed by Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, the Lord gave the demon a chance to slip from His clutches. This incident was not very much appreciated by the demigods, for they were greatly afraid of Hiraṇyakaśipu. They knew that if somehow or other Hiraṇyakaśipu escaped from Nṛsiṁhadeva’s hands and saw that the demigods were looking forward to his death with great pleasure, he would take great revenge upon them. Therefore they were very much afraid.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Yudhiṣṭhira! When Nṛsiṁha gave Hiraṇyakaśipu a chance to slip from his hand, just as Garuḍa sometimes lets a snake slip from his mouth, the devatās, who had lost their abodes and were hiding behind the clouds, did not consider that incident to be good fortune. The demon slipped from his hands. The devatās were hidden by clouds, fearing the anger of the demon who would think on seeing them, “They want to see me die”. Without homes, they thought that it was unfortunate that the demon had escaped from the hands of the Lord. “He has taken our homes. Now, if he lives, he will take our lives!”
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