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Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Verse 13 of 27
SB 3.18.13

मैत्रेय उवाच सो ऽधिक्षिप्तो भगवता प्रलब्धश्च रुषा भृशम् आजहारोल्बणं क्रोधं क्रीड्यमानो ऽहिराडिव

maitreya uvāca so 'dhikṣipto bhagavatā pralabdhaś ca ruṣā bhṛśam ājahārolbaṇaṁ krodhaṁ krīḍyamāno 'hi-rāḍ iva

Synonyms

maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya; uvācasaid; saḥthe demon; adhikṣiptaḥhaving been insulted; bhagavatāby the Personality of Godhead; pralabdhaḥridiculed; caand; ruṣāangry; bhṛśamgreatly; ājahāracollected; ulbaṇamgreat; krodhamanger; krīḍyamānaḥbeing played with; ahi-rāṭa great cobra; ivalike..

Translation

Śrī Maitreya said: The demon, being thus challenged by the Personality of Godhead, became angry and agitated, and he trembled in anger like a challenged cobra.

Purport

A cobra is very fierce before ordinary persons, but before an enchanter who can play with him, he is a plaything. Similarly, a demon may be very powerful in his own domain, but before the Lord he is insignificant. The demon Rāvaṇa was a fierce figure before the demigods, but when he was before Lord Rāmacandra he trembled and prayed to his deity, Lord Śiva, but to no avail.

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