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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.9.14

తద్యచ్ఛ మన్యుమసురశ్చ హతస్త్వయాద్య మోదేత సాధురపి వృశ్చికసర్పహత్యా । లోకాశ్చ నిర్వృతిమితా: ప్రతియన్తి సర్వే రూపం నృసింహ విభయాయ జనా: స్మరన్తి ॥ ౧౪ ॥
tad yaccha manyum asuraś ca hatas tvayādya
[tad yachcha manyum asurash cha hatas tvayaadya]
modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā
[modeta saadhur api vrishchika-sarpa-hatyaa]
lokāś ca nirvṛtim itāḥ pratiyanti sarve
[lokaash cha nirvritim itaah pratiyanti sarve]
rūpaṁ nṛsiṁha vibhayāya janāḥ smaranti
[roopam nrisimha vibhayaaya janaah smaranti]
tat — therefore yaccha — kindly give up manyum — Your anger asuraḥ — my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, the great demon ca — also hataḥ — killed tvayā — by You adya — today modeta — take pleasure sādhuḥ api — even a saintly person vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā — by killing a snake or a scorpion lokāḥ — all the planets ca — indeed nirvṛtim — pleasure itāḥ — have achieved pratiyanti — are waiting (for pacification of Your anger) sarve — all of them rūpam — this form nṛsiṁha — O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva vibhayāya — for mitigating their fear janāḥ — all the people of the universe smaranti — will remember.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad yaccha manyum asuraś ca hatas tvayādya
tat
therefore
yaccha
kindly give up
manyum
Your anger
asuraḥ
my father, Hiraṇyakaśipu, the great demon
ca
also
hataḥ
killed
tvayā
by You
adya
today
modeta sādhur api vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā
modeta
take pleasure
sādhuḥ api
even a saintly person
vṛścika-sarpa-hatyā
by killing a snake or a scorpion
lokāś ca nirvṛtim itāḥ pratiyanti sarve
lokāḥ
all the planets
ca
indeed
nirvṛtim
pleasure
itāḥ
have achieved
pratiyanti
are waiting (for pacification of Your anger)
sarve
all of them
rūpaṁ nṛsiṁha vibhayāya janāḥ smaranti
rūpam
this form
nṛsiṁha
O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva
vibhayāya
for mitigating their fear
janāḥ
all the people of the universe
smaranti
will remember.
My Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, please, therefore, cease Your anger now that my father, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, has been killed. Since even saintly persons take pleasure in the killing of a scorpion or a snake, all the worlds have achieved great satisfaction because of the death of this demon. Now they are confident of their happiness, and they will always remember Your auspicious incarnation in order to be free from fear.

The most important point in this verse is that although saintly persons never desire the killing of any living entity, they take pleasure in the killing of envious living entities like snakes and scorpions. Hiraṇyakaśipu was killed because he was worse than a snake or a scorpion, and therefore everyone was happy. Now there was no need for the Lord to be angry. The devotees can always remember the form of Nṛsiṁhadeva when they are in danger, and therefore the appearance of Nṛsiṁhadeva was not at all inauspicious. The Lord’s appearance is always worshipable and auspicious for all sane persons and devotees.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Nṛsiṁha! Cease your anger now that you have killed my father. Since even saintly persons take pleasure in killing a scorpion or snake, all the worlds have achieved great satisfaction because of the death of this demon. Everyone recognizes your action. All people remember this form in order to be free from fear. Since you have protected the world, give up your anger. “How is it good for the world if one gains happiness by another’s suffering?” Even good people take pleasure in killing a scorpion or snake because it gives suffering to others. Because of this principle it is not wrong to rejoice at the demon’s death. People are now aware that you are the punisher of sinners and protector of the righteous. Making such an appearance is not necessary again. They remember this form for removing fear. This means “After this, just by remembering this form, the demons will become frightened and die.”
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