146 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 8
ghana-cchadah—situated behind a cover of clouds; bharata—O great
son of Bharata; sarva-dhisnya-paéh—the rulers of the heavenly planets.
TRANSLATION
O Yudhisthira, O great son of Bharata, when Lord Nrsirnhadeva
gave Hiranyakasipu a chance to slip from His hand, just as Garuda
sometimes plays with a snake and lets it slip from his mouth, the
demigods, who had lost their abodes and who were hiding behind
the clouds for fear of the demon, did not consider that incident
very good. Indeed, they were perturbed.
PURPORT
When Hiranyakasipu was in the process of being killed by Lord
Nrsitmhadeva, the Lord gave the demon a chance to slip from His
clutches. This incident was not very much appreciated by the demigods,
for they were greatly afraid of Hiranyakasipu. They knew that if some-
how or other Hiranyakasipu escaped from Nrsimmhadeva’s hands and saw
that the demigods were looking forward to his death with great pleasure,
he would take great revenge upon them. Therefore they were very much
afraid.
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TTI VA TAA TT Ill
tam manyamano niya-virya-sankitam
yad dhasta-mukto nrharirh mahdsurah
punas tam asajjata khadga-carmani
pragrhya vegena gata-sramo mrdhe
tam—Him (Lord Nrsimhadeva); manyamdénah—thinking; nija-
virya-Sarkitam—afraid of his prowess; yat—because; hasta-muktah —
freed from the clutches of the Lord; nr-harim—Lord Nrsimhadeva;
