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Canto 3 · Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.19.83.19.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.19.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.19.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

पदा सव्येन तां साधो भगवान् यज्ञसूकर: ।

लीलया मिषत: शत्रो: प्राहरद्वातरंहसम् ॥ ९ ॥

padā savyena tāṁ sādho

bhagavān yajña-sūkaraḥ

līlayā miṣataḥ śatroḥ

prāharad vāta-raṁhasam

Translation

O saintly Vidura, while His enemy looked on, the Lord in His boar form, the enjoyer of all sacrificial offerings, playfully knocked down the mace with His left foot, even as it came upon Him with the force of a tempest.

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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 Playfully Deflects the Mace

  1. 1

    The Lord appeared in His boar form and is described as the enjoyer of all sacrificial offerings.

  2. 2

    The enemy’s mace came toward Him with the force of a tempest.

  3. 3

    While His enemy watched, the Lord playfully knocked the mace down with His left foot.

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. padāwith His foot
  2. savyenaleft
  3. tāmthat mace
  4. sādhoO Vidura
  5. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. yajña-sūkaraḥin His boar form, the enjoyer of all sacrifices
  7. līlayāplayfully
  8. miṣataḥlooking on
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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 does the Lord’s playful response deepen my appreciation of His power?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer appreciating the Lord’s effortless power and His position as the enjoyer of sacrificial offerings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Playfully Deflects the MaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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