Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 8 Verse 30

Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.30

saḿrambha-duṣprekṣya-karāla-locano

vyāttānanāntaḿ vilihan sva-jihvayā

asṛg-lavāktāruṇa-keśarānano

yathāntra-mālī dvipa-hatyayā hariḥ

SYNONYMS

saḿrambha — because of great anger; duṣprekṣya — very difficult to look at; karāla — very fearful; locanaḥ — eyes; vyātta — expanded; ānana-antam — the edge of the mouth; vilihan — licking; sva-jihvayā — with His tongue; asṛk-lava — with spots of blood; ākta — smeared; aruṇa — reddish; keśara — mane; ānanaḥ — and face; yathā — just as; antra-mālī — decorated with a garland of intestines; dvipa-hatyayā — by the killing of an elephant; hariḥ — the lion.

TRANSLATION

Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva's mouth and mane were sprinkled with drops of blood, and His fierce eyes, full of anger, were impossible to look at. Licking the edge of His mouth with His tongue, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nṛsiḿhadeva, decorated with a garland of intestines taken from Hiraṇyakaśipu's abdomen, resembled a lion that has just killed an elephant.

PURPORT

The hair on Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva's face, being sprinkled with drops of blood, was reddish and looked very beautiful. Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva pierced Hiraṇyakaśipu's abdomen with His nails, pulled out the demon's intestines and wore them as a garland, which enhanced His beauty. Thus the Lord became very fearsome, like a lion engaged in fighting an elephant.

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