Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.17.21

taḿ vīkṣya duḥsaha-javaḿ

raṇat-kāñcana-nūpuram

vaijayantyā srajā juṣṭam

aḿsa-nyasta-mahā-gadam

SYNONYMS

tam — him; vīkṣya — having seen; duḥsaha — difficult to control; javam — temper; raṇat — tinkling; kāñcana — gold; nūpuram — anklets; vaijayantyā srajā — with a vaijayantī garland; juṣṭam — adorned; aḿsa — on his shoulder; nyasta — rested; mahā-gadama huge mace.

TRANSLATION

Hiraṇyākṣa's temper was difficult to control. He had anklets of gold tinkling about his feet, he was adorned with a gigantic garland, and he rested his huge mace on one of his shoulders.

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