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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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.19.113.19.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.19.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 3.19.10inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

स्वपौरुषे प्रतिहते हतमानो

महासुर: ।

नैच्छद्गदां दीयमानां हरिणा विगतप्रभ: ॥ १२ ॥

sva-pauruṣe pratihate

hata-māno mahāsuraḥ

naicchad gadāṁ dīyamānāṁ

hariṇā vigata-prabhaḥ

Translation

His valor thus frustrated, the great demon felt humiliated and was put out of countenance. He was reluctant to take back the mace when it was offered by the Personality of Godhead.

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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 Demon’s Valor Ends in Humiliation

  1. 1

    The great demon’s valor was frustrated by the Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He felt humiliated and lost his composure.

  3. 3

    The Personality of Godhead offered the mace back, but the demon was reluctant to accept it.

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 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Lord Varāha defeats Hiraṇyākṣa and returns to His abode amid the demigods’ praises.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sva-pauruṣehis valor
  2. pratihatefrustrated
  3. hatadestroyed
  4. mānaḥpride
  5. mahā-asuraḥthe great demon
  6. na aicchatdesired not (to take)
  7. gadāmthe mace
  8. dīyamānāmbeing offered
  9. hariṇāby Hari
  10. vigata-prabhaḥreduced in splendor
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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

How do you respond when your confidence in your own ability is challenged?

Practice

Recall one recent disappointment and notice whether wounded pride shaped your response.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Demon’s Valor Ends in HumiliationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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