Text 15] The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa 731

cakrena ciccheda nisadta-nemina
harir yatha tarksya-patatram ujjhitam

tat—that trident; ojasa— with all his strength; daitya—among the demons;
maha-bhata—by the mighty fighter ;arpitam -hurled;cakasat— shining; antah-
khe—in the middle of the sky; udirna—increased; didhiti—illumination;
cakrena—by the Sudarsana disc; ciccheda—He cut to pieces; nisata—
sharpened; nemina—rim; harih—Indra; yatha—as; tarksya—of Garuda;
patatram—the wing; ujjhitam—abandoned.

TRANSLATION

Hurled by the mighty demon with all his strength, the flying trident
shone brightly in the sky. The Personality of Godhead, however, tore it to
pieces with His discus Sudargana, which had a sharp-edged rim, even as
Indra cut off a wing of Garuda.

PURPORT

The context of the reference given herein regarding Garuda and Indra is
this. Once upon a time, Garuda, the carrier of the Lord, snatched away a
nectar pot from the hands of the demigods in heaven in order to liberate
his mother, Vinata, from the clutches of his stepmother, Kadri, the mother
of the serpents. On learning of this, Indra, the King of heaven, hurled his
thunderbolt against Garuda. With a view to respect the infallibility of
Indra’s weapon, Garuda, though otherwise invincible, being the Lord’s
own mount, dropped one of his wings, which was shattered to pieces by
the thunderbolt. The inhabitants of higher planets are so sensible that
even in the process of fighting they observe the preliminary rules and
regulations of gentleness. In this case, Garuda wanted to show respect
for Indra; since he knew that Indra’s weapon must destroy something, he
offered his wing.

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urkne sva-siile bahudharina hareh
pratyetya vistirnam uro vibhiitimat
