150 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 7, Ch. 8

asrg-lavaktaruna-kesaranano
yathantra-mali dvipa-hatyaya harih

sarhnrambha—because of great anger; duspreksya—very difficult to
look at; karala—very fearful; locanah—eyes; vydtta—expanded;
Gnana-antam—the edge of the mouth; vilihan—licking; sva-jihvaya —
with His tongue; asrk-lava—with spots of blood; akta—smeared;
aruna—reddish; kesara—mane; dnanah—and face; yatha—just as;
antra-mali—decorated with a garland of intestines; dvipa-hatyaya—by

the killing of an elephant; harih—the lion.

TRANSLATION

Lord Nrsimhadeva’s mouth and mane were sprinkled with drops
of blood, and His fierce eyes, full of anger, were impossible to look
at. Licking the edge of His mouth with His tongue, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Nrsirnhadeva, decorated with a garland of
intestines taken from HiranyakaSipu’s abdomen, resembled a lion
that has just killed an elephant.

PURPORT

The hair on Lord Nrsitnhadeva’s face, being sprinkled with drops of
blood, was reddish and looked very beautiful. Lord Nrsitnhadeva pierced
Hiranyakasipu’s abdomen with His nails, pulled out the demon’s in-
testines and wore them as a garland, which enhanced His beauty. Thus
the Lord became very fearsome, like a lion engaged in fighting an

elephant.
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