Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.18.13

maitreya uvaca

so 'dhikshipto bhagavata

pralabdhas ca rusha bhrisam

ajaharolbanam krodham

kridyamano 'hi-rad iva

SYNONYMS

maitreyah -- the great sage Maitreya; uvaca -- said; sah -- the demon; adhikshiptah -- having been insulted; bhagavata -- by the Personality of Godhead; pralabdhah -- ridiculed; ca -- and; rusha -- angry; bhrisam -- greatly; ajahara -- collected; ulbanam -- great; krodham -- anger; kridyamanah -- being played with; ahi-rat -- a great cobra; iva -- like.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: The demon, being thus challenged by the Personality of Godhead, became angry and agitated, and he trembled in anger like a challenged cobra.

PURPORT

A cobra is very fierce before ordinary persons, but before an enchanter who can play with him, he is a plaything. Similarly, a demon may be very powerful in his own domain, but before the Lord he is insignificant. The demon Ravana was a fierce figure before the demigods, but when he was before Lord Ramacandra he trembled and prayed to his deity, Lord Siva, but to no avail.

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