Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 8 Verses 19-22

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.19-22

mīmāḿsamānasya samutthito 'grato

nṛsiḿha-rūpas tad alaḿ bhayānakam

pratapta-cāmīkara-caṇḍa-locanaḿ

sphurat saṭā-keśara-jṛmbhitānanam

karāla-daḿṣṭraḿ karavāla-cañcala-

kṣurānta-jihvaḿ bhrukuṭī-mukholbaṇam

stabdhordhva-karṇaḿ giri-kandarādbhuta-

vyāttāsya-nāsaḿ hanu-bheda-bhīṣaṇam

divi-spṛśat kāyam adīrgha-pīvara-

grīvoru-vakṣaḥ-sthalam alpa-madhyamam

candrāḿśu-gauraiś churitaḿ tanūruhair

viṣvag bhujānīka-śataḿ nakhāyudham

durāsadaḿ sarva-nijetarāyudha-

praveka-vidrāvita-daitya-dānavam

SYNONYMS

mīmāḿsamānasya — of Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was contemplating the wonderful form of the Lord; samutthitaḥ — appeared; agrataḥ — in front; nṛsiḿha-rūpaḥ — the form of Nṛsiḿhadeva (half lion and half man); tat — that; alam — extraordinarily; bhayānakam — very fearful; pratapta — like molten; cāmīkara — gold; caṇḍa-locanam — having fierce eyes; sphurat — flashing; saṭā-keśara — by His mane; jṛmbhita-ānanam — whose face was expanded; karāla — deadly; daḿṣṭram — with a set of teeth; karavāla-cañcala — waving like a sharp sword; kṣura-anta — and as sharp as a razor; jihvam — whose tongue; bhrukuṭī-mukha — due to His frowning face; ulbaṇam — dreadful; stabdha — motionless; ūrdhva — extending upward; karṇam — whose ears; giri-kandara — like the caves of a mountain; adbhuta — very wonderful; vyāttāsya — with a widely opened mouth; nāsam — and nostrils; hanu-bheda-bhīṣaṇam — causing fear due to the separation of the jaws; divi-spṛśat — touching the sky; kāyam — whose body; adīrgha — short; pīvara — fat; grīva — neck; uru — broad; vakṣaḥ-sthalam — chest; alpa — small; madhyamam — middle portion of the body; candra-aḿśu — like the rays of the moon; gauraiḥ — whitish; churitam — covered; tanūruhaiḥ — with hairs; viṣvak — in all directions; bhuja — of arms; anīka-śatam — with a hundred rows; nakha — having nails; āyudham — as fatal weapons; durāsadam — very difficult to conquer; sarva — all; nija — personal; itara — and other; āyudha — of weapons; praveka — by use of the best; vidrāvita — caused to run; daitya — by whom the demons; dānavam — and the rogues (atheists).

TRANSLATION

Hiraṇyakaśipu studied the form of the Lord, trying to decide who the form of Nṛsiḿhadeva standing before him was. The Lord's form was extremely fearsome because of His angry eyes, which resembled molten gold; His shining mane, which expanded the dimensions of His fearful face; His deadly teeth; and His razor-sharp tongue, which moved about like a dueling sword. His ears were erect and motionless, and His nostrils and gaping mouth appeared like caves of a mountain. His jaws parted fearfully, and His entire body touched the sky. His neck was very short and thick, His chest broad, His waist thin, and the hairs on His body as white as the rays of the moon. His arms, which resembled flanks of soldiers, spread in all directions as He killed the demons, rogues and atheists with His conchshell, disc, club, lotus and other natural weapons.

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