Text 12 ] The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
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āha —He said;  ca —and;  āyudham —weapon;  ādhatsva —take up;  ghaṭasva —try;  tvam —you;  jigīṣasi —are eager to conquer;  iti —thus;  uktaḥ —challenged;  saḥ —Hiraṇyākṣa;  tadā —at that time;  bhūyaḥ —again;  tāḍayan —striking at;  vyanadat —roared;  bhṛśam —loudly.
TRANSLATION
The Lord then said: “Take up your weapon and try again, eager as you are to conquer Me.” Challenged in these words, the demon aimed his mace at the Lord and once more loudly roared.
TEXT 11
तां स आपततीं वीक्ष्य भगवान् समवस्थितः । जग्राह लीलया प्राप्तां गरुत्मानिव पञ्चगीम् ॥११॥
tām sa āpatatīm vīkṣya bhagavān samavasthitaḥ jagrāha līlayā prāptām garutmān iva pannagīm
tām —that mace;  saḥ —He;  āpatatīm —flying towards;  vīkṣya —after seeing;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  samavasthitaḥ —stood firmly;  jagrāha —caught;  līlayā —easily;  prāptām —entered into His presence;  garutmān —Garuḍa;  iva —as;  pannagīm —a serpent.
TRANSLATION
When the Lord saw the mace flying towards Him, He stood firmly where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuḍa, the king of birds, would seize a serpent.
TEXT 12
स्वर्पोरुषे प्रतिहते हतमानो महासुरः । नैच्छद्रदां दीयमानां हरिणा विगतप्रभः ॥१२॥
sva-pauruṣe pratihate hatamāno mahāsuraḥ naicchad gadām dīyamānām hariṇā vigata-prabhaḥ