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.
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TAT STATS 4 TAY PRTTTA |
ATT & Ta oH awed TATTT 1 8 I
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.
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TRTTANATAT  arerae fafeTTa |
wUTATATR Ta AAT TTRART! I 4 I
