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Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Verse 13 of 38
SB 3.19.13

जग्राह त्रिशिखं शूलं ज्वलज्ज्वलनलोलुपम् यज्ञाय धृतरूपाय विप्रायाभिचरन्यथा

jagrāha tri-śikhaṁ śūlaṁ jvalaj-jvalana-lolupam yajñāya dhṛta-rūpāya viprāyābhicaran yathā

Synonyms

jagrāha—took up; tri-śikham—three-pointed; śūlam—trident; jvalat—flaming; jvalana—fire; lolupam—rapacious; yajñāya—at the enjoyer of all sacrifices; dhṛta-rūpāya—in the form of Varāha; viprāya—unto a brāhmaṇa; abhicaran—acting malevolently; yathā—as..

Translation

He now took a trident which was as rapacious as a flaming fire and hurled it against the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrifices, even as one would use penance for a malevolent purpose against a holy brāhmaṇa.

Verse 13 of 38