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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 17]
विजित्य लोकेऽखिलदैत्यदानवान्
यद्राजध्वेन पुरायजत्प्रभो ॥२८॥
tvam loka-pālo 'dhipatir bṛhac-chravā
vīryāpaho durmada-vīra-māninām
vijitya loke 'khila-daitya-dānavān
yad rāja-sūyena purāyajat prabho
tvam—you (Varuṇa); loka-pālaḥ—guardian of the planet; adhipatiḥ—a ruler; bṛhat-śravāḥ—of wide fame; vīrya—the power; apahaḥ—diminished; durmada—of the proud; vīra-māninām—thinking themselves very big heroes; vijitya—having conquered; loke—in the world; akhila—all; daitya—the demons; dānavān—the Dānavas; yat—whence; rājasūyena—with a Rājasūya sacrifice; purā—formerly; ayajat—worshiped; prabho—O Lord.
TRANSLATION
You are the guardian of an entire sphere and a ruler of wide fame. Having crushed the might of arrogant and conceited warriors and having conquered all the Daityas and Dānavas in the world, you once performed a Rājasūya sacrifice to the Lord.
TEXT 29
स एवमुत्सिक्तमदेन विद्विषा
दृढं प्रलब्धो भगवानपां पतिः ।
रोषं समुत्थं शमयन् खया धिया
व्यवोचदङ्गोपशमं गता वयम् ॥२९॥
sa evam utsikta-madena vidviṣā
dṛḍham pralabdho bhagavān apām patiḥ
roṣam samuttham śamayan svayā dhiyā
vyavocad aṅgopaśamam gatā vayam
saḥ—Varuṇa; evam—thus; utsikta—puffed up; madena—with vanity; vidviṣā—by the enemy; dṛḍham—deeply; pralabdhaḥ—mocked; bhagavān—worshipful; apām—of the waters; patiḥ—the Lord; roṣam—anger; samuttham—sprung up; śamayan—controlling; svayā dhiyā—by his reason; vyavocat—he replied; aṅga—O dear one; upaśamam—desisting from warfare; gatāḥ—gone; vayam—we.