SB 3.17.21

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Third Canto, Chapter 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

SB 3.17.20

SB 3.17.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

taṁ vīkṣya duḥsaha-javaṁ
raṇat-kāñcana-nūpuram
vaijayantyā srajā juṣṭam
aṁsa-nyasta-mahā-gadam

SYNONYMS

tam—him; vīkṣya—having seen; duḥsaha—difficult to control; javam—temper; raṇat—tinkling; kāñcana—gold; nūpuram—anklets; vaijayantyā srajā—with a vaijayantī garland; juṣṭam—adorned; aṁsa—on his shoulder; nyasta—rested; mahā-gadam—a huge mace.

TRANSLATION

Hiraṇyākṣa's temper was difficult to control. He had anklets of gold tinkling about his feet, he was adorned with a gigantic garland, and he rested his huge mace on one of his shoulders.