Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.18.1

maitreya uvaca

tad evam akarnya jalesa-bhashitam

maha-manas tad viganayya durmadah

harer viditva gatim anga naradad

rasatalam nirvivise tvaranvitah

SYNONYMS

maitreyah -- the great sage Maitreya; uvaca -- said; tat -- that; evam -- thus; akarnya -- hearing; jala-isa -- of the controller of water, Varuna; bhashitam -- words; maha-manah -- proud; tat -- those words; viganayya -- having paid little heed to; durmadah -- vainglorious; hareh -- of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; viditva -- having learned; gatim -- the whereabouts; anga -- O dear Vidura; naradat -- from Narada; rasatalam -- to the depths of the ocean; nirvivise -- entered; tvara-anvitah -- with great speed.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: The proud and falsely glorious Daitya paid little heed to the words of Varuna. O dear Vidura, he learned from Narada the whereabouts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and hurriedly betook himself to the depths of the ocean.

PURPORT

Materialistic warmongers are not even afraid to fight with their mightiest enemy, the Personality of Godhead. The demon was very encouraged to learn from Varuna that there was one fighter who could actually combat him, and he was very enthusiastic to search out the Supreme Personality of Godhead just to give Him a fight, even though it was predicted by Varuna that by fighting with Vishnu he would become prey for dogs, jackals and vultures. Since demoniac persons are less intelligent, they dare to fight with Vishnu, who is known as Ajita, or one who has never been conquered.

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