720 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 18

ma—don't; enam—him; mayd-avinam—skilled in conjuring tricks;
drptam—arrogant; nirankusam-—self-sufficient; asat-tamam—most wicked;
akrida—play with; bdlavat—like a child; deva—O Lord; yatha—as: asivisam—
a serpent; ulthitam—aroused.

TRANSLATION

Lord Brahma continued: My dear Lord, there is no need to play with
this serpentine demon, who is always very skilled in conjuring tricks and
is arrogant, self-sufficient and most wicked.

PURPORT

No one is unhappy when a serpent is killed. It is a practice amongst
village boys to catch a serpent by the tail and play with it for some time
and then kill it. Similarly, the Lord could have killed the demon at once,
but He played with him in the same way as a child plays with a snake be-
fore killing it. Brahma requested, however, that since the demon was more
wicked and undesirable than a serpent, there was no need to play with
him. It was his wish that he be killed at once, without delay.

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na yavad esa vardheta
svam velam prapya darunah
svam deva mayam dsthaya
tavaj jahy agham acyuta

na ydvat—before; esah—this demon; vardheta—may increase; svam—
his own; velam—demoniac hour; prapya—having reached; darunah-
formidable; svam—your own; deva—O Lord; mayam—internal potency;
dsthaya—using; tavat—at once; jahi—kill; agham—the sinful one; acyuta—O
infallible one.

TRANSLATION

Brahma continued: My dear Lord, You are infallible. Please kill this sinful
demon before the demoniac hour arrives and he presents another formi-
dable approach favorable to him. You can kill him by Your internal
potency without doubt.
