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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.18.153.18.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.18.16

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

पुनर्गदां स्वामादाय भ्रामयन्तमभीक्ष्णश: ।

अभ्यधावद्धरि: क्रुद्ध: संरम्भाद्दष्टदच्छदम् ॥ १६ ॥

punar gadāṁ svām ādāya

bhrāmayantam abhīkṣṇaśaḥ

abhyadhāvad dhariḥ kruddhaḥ

saṁrambhād daṣṭa-dacchadam

Translation

The Personality of Godhead now exhibited His anger and rushed to meet the demon, who bit his lip in rage, took up his mace again and began to repeatedly brandish it about.

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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.

The Lord Rushes to Meet the Demon

  1. 1

    The Personality of Godhead now exhibits His anger.

  2. 2

    The demon bites his lip in rage and takes up his mace again.

  3. 3

    As the demon repeatedly brandishes his mace, the Lord rushes to meet him.

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. punaḥagain
  2. gadāmmace
  3. svāmhis
  4. ādāyahaving taken
  5. bhrāmayantambrandishing
  6. abhīkṣṇaśaḥrepeatedly
  7. abhyadhāvatrushed to meet
  8. hariḥthe Personality of Godhead
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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

What do I notice about the Lord's readiness to meet the demon?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once today, attending to the Lord's action rather than only the demon's rage.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Rushes to Meet the DemonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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