Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.46

śrī-vidyādharā ūcuḥ

vidyāḿ pṛthag dhāraṇayānurāddhāḿ

nyaṣedhad ajño bala-vīrya-dṛptaḥ

sa yena sańkhye paśuvad dhatas taḿ

māyā-nṛsiḿhaḿ praṇatāḥ sma nityam

SYNONYMS

śrī-vidyādharāḥ ūcuḥ — the inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka prayed; vidyām — mystic formulas (by which one can appear and disappear); pṛthak — separately; dhāraṇayā — by various meditations within the mind; anurāddhām — attained; nyaṣedhat — stopped; ajñaḥ — this fool; bala-vīrya-dṛptaḥ — puffed up by bodily strength and his ability to conquer anyone; saḥ — he (Hiraṇyakaśipu); yena — by whom; sańkhye — in battle; paśu-vat — exactly like an animal; hataḥ — killed; tam — unto Him; māyā-nṛsiḿham — appearing as Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva by the influence of His own energy; praṇatāḥ — fallen; sma — certainly; nityam — eternally.

TRANSLATION

The inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka prayed: Our acquired power to appear and disappear in various ways according to varieties of meditation was banned by that foolish Hiraṇyakaśipu because of his pride in his superior bodily strength and his ability to conquer others. Now the Supreme Personality of Godhead has killed him just as if the demon were an animal. Unto that supreme pastime form of Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva, we eternally offer our respectful obeisances.

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