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Chapter 3: Kṛṣṇa Is the Source of All Incarnations

Verse 18 of 44
SB 1.3.18

चतुर्दशं नारसिंहं बिभ्रद्दैत्येन्द्रमूर्जितम् ददार करजैरूरावेरकां कटकृद्यथा

caturdaśaṁ nārasiṁhaṁ bibhrad daityendram ūrjitam dadāra karajair ūrāv erakāṁ kaṭa-kṛd yathā

Synonyms

caturdaśamthe fourteenth in the line; nārasiṁhamthe incarnation of the Lord as half man and half lion; bibhratadvented; daityendramthe king of the atheists; ūrjitamstrongly built; dadārabifurcated; karajaiḥby the nails; ūrauon the lap; erakāmcanes; kaṭa-kṛtcarpenter; yathājust like..

Translation

In the fourteenth incarnation, the Lord appeared as Nṛsiṁha and bifurcated the strong body of the atheist Hiraṇyakaśipu with His nails, just as a carpenter pierces cane.

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