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
caturdaśam—the fourteenth in the line; nārasiṁham—the incarnation of the Lord as half man and half lion; bibhrat—advented; daityendram—the king of the atheists; ūrjitam—strongly built; dadāra—bifurcated; karajaiḥ—by the nails; ūrau—on the lap; erakām—canes; kaṭa-kṛt—carpenter; yathā—just 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.
Verse 18 of 44