Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.19.3
sā hatā tena gadayā
vihatā bhagavat-karāt
vighūrṇitāpatad reje
tad adbhutam ivābhavat
SYNONYMS
sā — that mace; hatā — struck; tena — by Hiraṇyākṣa; gadayā — with his mace; vihatā — slipped; bhagavat — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; karāt — from the hand; vighūrṇitā — whirling; apatat — fell down; reje — was shining; tat — that; adbhutam — miraculous; iva — indeed; abhavat — was.
TRANSLATION
Struck by the demon's mace, however, the Lord's mace slipped from His hand and looked splendid as it fell down whirling. This was miraculous, for the mace was blazing wonderfully.
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