Text 17
The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
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TRANSLATION
Hit in this manner by the demon, O Vidura, the Lord, who had appeared as the first boar, did not feel the least quaking in any part of His body, any more than an elephant would when struck with a wreath of flowers.
PURPORT
As previously explained, the demon was originally a servitor of the Lord in Vaikuṇṭha, but somehow or other he fell as a demon. His fight with the Supreme Lord was meant for his liberation. The Lord enjoyed the striking on His transcendental body, just like a fully grown-up father fighting with his child. Sometimes a father takes pleasure in having a mock fight with his small child, and similarly the Lord felt Hiraṇyākṣa's striking on His body to be like flowers offered for worship. In other words, the Lord desired to fight in order to enjoy His transcendental bliss; therefore He enjoyed the attack.
TEXT 17
अथोरुधामृजन्मायां योगमायेश्वरे हरौ । यां विलोक्य प्रजास्त्रस्ता मेनिरेऽस्योपसंयमम् ॥१७॥
athorudhāsrjan māyām yoga-māyeśvare harau yām vilokya prajās trastā menire 'syopasamyamam
atha—then; urudhā—in many ways; asrjat—he cast; māyām—conjuring tricks; yoga-māyā-īśvare—the Lord of yogamāyā; harau—at Hari; yām—which; vilokya—after seeing; prajāḥ—the people; trastāḥ—fearful; menire—thought; asya—of this universe; upasamyamam—the dissolution.
TRANSLATION
The demon, however, employed many conjuring tricks against the Personality of Godhead, who is the Lord of yogamāyā. At the sight of this the people were filled with alarm and thought that the dissolution of the universe was near.
PURPORT
The fighting enjoyment of the Supreme Lord with His devotee, who had been converted into a demon, appeared severe enough to bring about