Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 7 Chapter 8 Verse 25

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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.25

tato 'bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro

ruṣā nṛsiḿhaḿ gadayoruvegayā

taḿ vikramantaḿ sagadaḿ gadādharo

mahoragaḿ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; abhipadya — attacking; abhyahanat — struck; mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu); ruṣā — with anger; nṛsiḿham — Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva; 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 Nṛsiḿhadeva, 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 Nṛsiḿhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.

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