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Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

Verse 28 of 31
SB 3.17.28

त्वं लोकपालो ऽधिपतिर्बृहच्छ्रवा वीर्यापहो दुर्मदवीरमानिनाम् विजित्य लोके ऽखिलदैत्यदानवान्यद्राजसूयेन पुरायजत्प्रभो

tvaṁ loka-pālo 'dhipatir bṛhac-chravā vīryāpaho durmada-vīra-māninām vijitya loke 'khila-daitya-dānavān yad rāja-sūyena purāyajat prabho

Synonyms

tvam—you (Varuṇa); loka-pālaḥ—guardian of the planet; adhipatiḥ—a ruler; bṛhat-śravāḥ—of wide fame; vīrya—the power; apahaḥ—diminished; durmada—of the proud; vīra-māninām—thinking themselves very big heroes; vijitya—having conquered; loke—in the world; akhila—all; daitya—the demons; dānavān—the Dānavas; yat—whence; rājasūyena—with a Rājasūya sacrifice; purā—formerly; ayajat—worshiped; prabho—O Lord..

Translation

You are the guardian of an entire sphere and a ruler of wide fame. Having crushed the might of arrogant and conceited warriors and having conquered all the Daityas and Dānavas in the world, you once performed a Rājasūya sacrifice to the Lord.

Verse 28 of 31