Canto 3: The Status QuoChapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.10

āha cāyudham ādhatsva

ghaṭasva tvaḿ jigīṣasi

ity uktaḥ sa tadā bhūyas

tāḍayan vyanadad bhṛśam

SYNONYMS

āhaHe said; ca — and; āyudham — weapon; ādhatsva — take up; ghaṭasva — try; tvam — you; jigīṣasiare eager to conquer; iti — thus; uktaḥ — challenged; saḥHiraṇyākṣa; tadā — at that time; bhūyaḥ — again; tāḍayan — striking at; vyanadat — roared; bhṛśam — loudly.

TRANSLATION

The Lord then said: "Take up your weapon and try again, eager as you are to conquer Me." Challenged in these words, the demon aimed his mace at the Lord and once more loudly roared.

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