Text 12] The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa 729

adha—He said; ca—and; dyudham—weapon; ddhatsva—take up; ghafasva—
try; Luvam—you; jigisasi—are eager Lo conquer; iti—thus; uktah—challenged;
sali—Hiranyaksa; tada—at that time; bhityah—again; tadayan—striking at;
vyanadat—roared; bhrsam—loudly.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then said: **Take up your weapon and try again, eager as you
are to conquer Me.” Challenged in these words, the demon aimed his mace
at the Lord and once more loudly roared.

TEXT 11

at a aired Tey ATA aATeTa: |
HME Slr AMAT TET THT 1k LU

lam sa dpatalim viksya
bhagavan samavasthilah

Jagraha lilaya praplam
garulman iva pannagim

tam—that mace; sah—He; apatatim—flying towards; viksya—after sceing;
bhagavan—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; samavasthitah—stood
firmly; jagraha—caught; lilaya—easily ; praplam—entered into His presence;
garutman—Garuda; iva—as; pannagim—a serpent.

TRANSLATION

When the Lord saw the mace flying towards Him, He stood firmly
where He was and caught it with the same ease as Garuda, the king of
birds, would seize a serpent.

TEXT 12

autey osfted aera wera: |
aeorat arrarat efton frame: 12 all

sva-pauruse pratihate
hatamano mahasurah

naicchad gadam diyamanam
harind vigata-prabhah
