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Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

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SB 7.8.25

ततो ऽभिपद्याभ्यहनन्महासुरो रुषा नृसिंहं गदयोरुवेगया तं विक्रमन्तं सगदं गदाधरो महोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुतो यथाग्रहीत्

tato 'bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro ruṣā nṛsiṁhaṁ gadayoruvegayā taṁ vikramantaṁ sagadaṁ gadādharo mahoragaṁ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt

Synonyms

tataḥ—thereafter; abhipadya—attacking; abhyahanat—struck; mahā-asuraḥ—the great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu); ruṣā—with anger; nṛsiṁham—Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; gadayā—by his club; uru-vegayā—moving with great force; tam—him (Hiraṇyakaśipu); vikramantam—showing his prowess; sa-gadam—with his club; gadā-dharaḥ—Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who also holds a club in His hand; mahā-uragam—a great snake; tārkṣya-sutaḥ—Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya; yathā—just as; agrahīt—captured..

Translation

Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.

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