Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.18.18
evaḿ gadābhyāḿ gurvībhyāḿ
haryakṣo harir eva ca
jigīṣayā susaḿrabdhāv
anyonyam abhijaghnatuḥ
SYNONYMS
evam — in this way; gadābhyām — with their maces; gurvībhyām — huge; haryakṣaḥ — the demon Haryakṣa (Hiraṇyākṣa); hariḥ — Lord Hari; eva — certainly; ca — and; jigīṣayā — with a desire for victory; susaḿrabdhau — enraged; anyonyam — each other; abhijaghnatuḥ — they struck.
TRANSLATION
In this way, the demon Haryakṣa and the Lord, the Personality of Godhead, struck each other with their huge maces, each enraged and seeking his own victory.
PURPORT
Haryakṣa is another name for Hiraṇyākṣa, the demon.
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