Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 19 Verse 12

Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.12

sva-pauruṣe pratihate

hata-māno mahāsuraḥ

naicchad gadāḿ dīyamānāḿ

hariṇā vigata-prabhaḥ

SYNONYMS

sva-pauruṣe — his valor; pratihate — frustrated; hata — destroyed; mānaḥ — pride; mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon; na aicchat — desired not (to take); gadām — the mace; dīyamānām — being offered; hariṇā — by Hari; vigata-prabhaḥ — reduced in splendor.

TRANSLATION

His valor thus frustrated, the great demon felt humiliated and was put out of countenance. He was reluctant to take back the mace when it was offered by the Personality of Godhead.

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