Text 26] The Lord Slays the King of the Demons 145

tam vikramantam sagadam gadadharo
mahoragam tarksya-suto yathagrahit

tatah—thereafter; abhipadya—attacking; abhyahanat—struck;
mahda-asurah—the great demon (Hiranyakasipu); rusad—with anger;
nrsimham—Lord Nrsithadeva; gadaya—by his club; uru-vegaya—
moving with great force; tam—him (Hiranyakasipu); vikramantam—
showing his prowess; sa-gadam—with his club; gada-dharah—Lord
Nrsirnhadeva, who also holds a club in His hand; mahd-uragam—a great
snake; tarksya-sutah—Garuda, the son of Tarksya; yatha—just as;
agrahit —captured.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, the great demon HiranyakaSipu, who was extremely
angry, swiftly attacked Nrsimhadeva with his club and began to
beat Him. Lord Nrsirnhadeva, however, captured the great demon,
along with his club, just as Garuda might capture a great snake.

TEXT 26

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ANAT  TAHAISAT
GA AT TAIT: (REI!

sa tasya hastotkalitas tadasuro
vikridato yadvad ahir garutmatah
asddhv amanyanta hrtaukaso mara

ghana-cchada bharata sarva-dhisnya-pah

sah—he (Hiranyakasipu); tasya—of Him (Lord Nrsirnhadeva):
hasta—from the hands; utkalitah—slipped; tada—at that time;
asurah—the King of the demons, Hiranyakasipu; vikridatah—playing:
yadvat—exactly like; ahih—a snake; garutmatah—of Garuda;
asddhu—not very good; amanyanta—considered; hrta-okasah—whose
abodes were taken by Hiranyakasipu; amaradh—the demigods;
