Text 16] The Battle Between Lord Boar and Hiranyaksa 713

TRANSLATION

Hissing indignantly, all his senses shaken by wrath, the demon quickly
sprang upon the Lord and dealt Him a blow with his powerful mace.

TEXT 15

arate aerate eget |
waa ATS TST I

bhagavams lu gada-vegam
visrstam ripunorasi

avanicayal Lirascino
yogariidha ivanlakam

bhagavan—the Lord; tu—however; gadd-vegam—the blow of the mace;
visrstam—thrown; ripunad—by the enemy; urasi-al His breast; avaicayal—
dodged; lirascinah—aside; yoga-dridhah—an accomplished yogi; iva—like;
anlakam—death.

TRANSLATION

The Lord, however, by moving slightly aside, dodged the violent mace
blow aimed at His breast by the enemy, just as an accomplished yogi would
elude death.

PURPORT

The example is given herein that the perfect yogi can overcome a death-
blow although tt is offered by the laws of nature. It is useless for a demon
lo beat the transcendental body of the Lord with a powerful mace because
no one can surpass His prowess. Those who are advanced transcendentalists
are freed from the laws of nature, and even a deathblow cannot act on
them. Superficially it may be seen that a yogi is attacked by adeathblow,
but by the grace of the Lord he can overcome many such attacks for the
service of the Lord. As the Lord exists by His own independent prowess,
so by the grace of the Lord the devotees also exist for His service.

TEXT 16

gaat aM aAertary: |
WAITER: Far ATMA UNE
