712 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 18
mailreya wvdca
so ‘dhiksiplo bhagavata
pralabdhas ca rusa@ bhrsam
ajaharolbanam krodham
kridyamano ‘hi-rdd iva
mailreyah—the great’ sage Maitreya; uvdca--said; sah—the demon;
adhiksiptah—having been insulted; bhagavata—by the Personality of God-
head; pralabdhah-—ridiculed; ca—and; rusd—angry; bhrsam—greatly ; djahara—
collected; ulbanam—great; krodham—anger; kridyamdnah—being played
with; ahi-rat—a great cobra; iva—like.
TRANSLATION
Sri Maitreya said: The demon, being thus challenged by the Personality
of Godhead, became angry and agitated, and he trembled in anger like a
challenged cobra. .
PURPORT
A cobra is very fierce before ordinary persons, but before an enchanter
who can play with him, he is a plaything. Similarly, a demon may be very
powerful in his own domain, but before the Lord he is insignificant. The
demon Ravana was a fierce figure before the demigods, but when he was
before Lord Ramacandra he trembled and prayed to his deity, Lord Siva,
but to no avail.
TEXT 14
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srjann amarsilah svdsan
manyu-pracalilendriyah
asadya larasa dailyo
gadaya nyahanad dharim
srjan—giving oul; amarsitah—being angry; svdsén—breaths; manyu—by
wrath; pracalita—agitated; indriyah—whose senses; dsddya—attacking;
tarasd—quickly; daityah—the demon; gadayd—with his mace; nyahanat—
struck; harim—Lord Hari.
