Text 5] The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa 725

sd hata tena gadaya

vihata bhagavat-karat
vightrnitapatad reje

tad adbhutam ivabhavat

sa—that mace; hata—struck; tena—by Hiranyaksa;gadaya—with his mace;
vihata-slipped; bhagavat—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karat—
from the hand; vighurnita—whirling; apatat—fell down; reje—was shining;
tat—that; adbhutam—miraculous; iva—indeed; abhavat—was.

TRANSLATION

Struck by the demon’s mace, however, the Lord’s mace slipped from
His hand and looked splendid as it fell down whirling. This was miraculous,
for the mace was blazing wonderfully.

TEXT 4

TAT STATS 4 TAY PRTTTA |
are & Ty aa faeeretd TANITA U1 UI

sa tada labdha-tirtho ‘pi
na babadhe nirayudham
manayan sa mrdhe dharmam
visvaksenam prakopayan

sah—that Hiranyakga;tada—then; labdha-tirthah—having gained an excel-
lent opportunity ;api—although; na—not; babadhe~—attacked; nirayudham—
having no weapon; manayan—respecting; sah—Hiranyaksa; mrdhe—in
battle; dharmam—the code of combat; visvaksenam—the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead; prakopayan—making angry.

TRANSLATION

Even though he had an excellent opportunity to strike his unarmed foe
without obstruction, the demon respected the law of single combat,
thereby kindling the fury of the Supreme Lord.

TEXT 5
Teraravfrari eerart. fafenta |
AAMT TSA Aa Afay? Il 4 II
