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  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 7 · Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
7.8.247.8.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.8.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Hiraṇyakaśipusince 7.8.11inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

ततोऽभिपद्याभ्यहनन्महासुरो

रुषा नृसिंहं गदयोरुवेगया ।

तं विक्रमन्तं सगदं गदाधरो

महोरगं तार्क्ष्यसुतो यथाग्रहीत् ॥ २५ ॥

tato ’bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro

ruṣā nṛsiṁhaṁ gadayoruvegayā

taṁ vikramantaṁ sagadaṁ gadādharo

mahoragaṁ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt

Translation

Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.

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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.

Anger Cannot Overcome the Lord

  1. 1

    Hiraṇyakaśipu attacked Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva swiftly and with extreme anger, striking Him with his club.

  2. 2

    Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva captured both the demon and his club. The demon’s strength could not prevent his capture.

  3. 3

    The translation compares this capture to Garuḍa catching a great snake, showing the Lord’s superior power.

How it feels

Terror and divine fury → Protection and compassion. The crisis resolves through relationship rather than domination.

Chapters 8–10 of Canto 7: Nṛsiṁhadeva appears; Prahlāda pacifies Him. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The more Prahlāda Mahārāja glorified the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the more angry and agitated the demon became. Hiraṇyakaśipu asked his Vaiṣṇava son whether his God existed within the columns of the palace, and Prahlāda Mahārāja immediately accepted that since the Lord is present everywhere, He was also present within the columns.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthereafter
  2. abhipadyaattacking
  3. abhyahanatstruck
  4. mahā-asuraḥthe great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu)
  5. ruṣāwith anger
  6. nṛsiṁhamLord Nṛsiṁhadeva
  7. gadayāby his club
  8. uru-vegayāmoving with great force
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this encounter teach me about the limits of anger and physical strength?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, pausing to reflect on Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva’s superior strength.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 7.8's connections

Live this todayAnger Cannot Overcome the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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