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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 3 · Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.18.133.18.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.18.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.18.13inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

सृजन्नमर्षित: श्वासान्मन्युप्रचलितेन्द्रिय: ।

आसाद्य तरसा दैत्यो गदयान्यहनद्धरिम् ॥ १४ ॥

sṛjann amarṣitaḥ śvāsān

manyu-pracalitendriyaḥ

āsādya tarasā daityo

gadayā nyahanad dharim

Translation

Hissing indignantly, all his senses shaken by wrath, the demon quickly sprang upon the Lord and dealt Him a blow with his powerful mace.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Wrath Shakes the Demon's Senses

  1. 1

    The demon hisses indignantly, showing his intense anger.

  2. 2

    All his senses are shaken by wrath. His anger accompanies a sudden rush toward the Lord.

  3. 3

    He quickly springs upon the Lord and deals Him a blow with his powerful mace.

How it feels

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Hiraṇyākṣa challenges Lord Varāha, who protects the earth and fights him as Brahmā prays for victory.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sṛjangiving out
  2. amarṣitaḥbeing angry
  3. śvāsānbreaths
  4. manyuby wrath
  5. pracalitaagitated
  6. indriyaḥwhose senses
  7. āsādyaattacking
  8. tarasāquickly
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When anger rises, how does it affect my senses and actions?

Practice

If irritation arises today, pause before speaking or acting and notice how it affects your body.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWrath Shakes the Demon's SensesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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