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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 8: Lord Nrisimhadeva Slays the King of the Demons |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.8.46
vidyām prithag dhāranayānurāddhām
nyashedhad ajño bala-vīrya-driptah
sa yena sańkhye paśuvad dhatas tam
māyā-nrisimham pranatāh sma nityam
SYNONYMS
śrī-vidyādharāh ūcuh — the inhabitants of Vidyādhara-loka prayed; vidyām — mystic formulas (by which one can appear and disappear); prithak — separately; dhāranayā — by various meditations within the mind; anurāddhām — attained; nyashedhat — stopped; ajñah — this fool; bala-vīrya-driptah — puffed up by bodily strength and his ability to conquer anyone; sah — he (Hiranyakaśipu); yena — by whom; sańkhye — in battle; paśu-vat — exactly like an animal; hatah — killed; tam — unto Him; māyā-nrisimham — appearing as Lord Nrisimhadeva by the influence of His own energy; pranatāh — 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 Hiranyakaśipu 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 Nrisimhadeva, we eternally offer our respectful obeisances.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness