Text 22] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 141
pratapta—like molten; camikara—gold; canda-locanam—having fierce
eyes; sphurat—flashing; sata-kesara—by His mane; jrmbhita-
dnanam—whose face was expanded; kardla—deadly; damstram—with
a set of teeth; karavdla-caricala—waving like a sharp sword; ksura-
anta—and as sharp as a razor; jihvam—whose tongue; bhrukuti-
mukha—due to His frowning face; ulbanam—dreadful; stabdha—
motionless; iurdhva—extending upward; karnam—whose ears; giri-
kandara—like the caves of a mountain; adbhuta—very wonderful;
vyattasya—with a widely opened mouth; ndsam—and nostrils; hanu-
bheda-bhisanam—causing fear due to the separation of the jaws; divi-
sprsat—touching the sky; ka@yam—whose body; adirgha—short;
pivara—fat; griva—neck; uru—broad; vaksah-sthalam—chest; alpa—
small; madhyamam—middle portion of the body; candra-amsu—like
the rays of the moon; gauraih—whitish; churitam—covered;
tandruhaih—with hairs; visvak—in all directions; bhuja—of arms;
anika-satam—with a hundred rows; nakha—having nails; ayudham—
as fatal weapons; durdsadam—very difficult to conquer; sarva—all;
nija—personal; itara—and other; dyudha—of weapons; praveka—by
use of the best; vidrdvita—caused to run; daitya—by whom the
demons; danavam—and the rogues (atheists).
TRANSLATION

HiranyakaSipu studied the form of the Lord, trying to decide
who the form of Nrsitmbhadeva standing before him was. The
Lord’s form was extremely fearsome because of His angry eyes,
which resembled molten gold; His shining mane, which expanded
the dimensions of His fearful face; His deadly teeth; and His
razor-sharp tongue, which moved about like a dueling sword. His
ears were erect and motionless, and His nostrils and gaping mouth
appeared like caves of a mountain. His jaws parted fearfully, and
His entire body touched the sky. His neck was very short and
thick, His chest broad, His waist thin, and the hairs on His body as
white as the rays of the moon. His arms, which resembled flanks of
soldiers, spread in all directions as He killed the demons, rogues
and atheists with His conchshell, disc, club, lotus and other natural
weapons.
