Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 3 Chapter 19 Verse 13

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.13

jagrāha tri-śikhaḿ śūlaḿ

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.

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