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Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 62: The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 8

tac chrutvā bhagavān kruddhaḥ
ketus te bhajyate yadā
tvad-darpa-ghnaṁ bhaven mūḍha
saṁyugaṁ mat-samena te

SYNONYMS

tat—that; śrutva—hearing; bhagavān—the lord; kruddhaḥ—angry; ketuḥ—flag; te—your; bhajyate—is broken; yadā—when; tvat—your; darpa—pride; ghnam—destroyed; bhavet—will be; mūḍha—O fool; saṁyugam—battle; mat—to me; samena—with Him who is equal; te—your.

TRANSLATION

Hearing this, Lord Śiva became angry and replied, "Your flag will be broken, fool, when you have done battle with one who is my equal. That fight will vanquish your conceit."

PURPORT

Lord Śiva could have immediately chastised Bāṇāsura and personally destroyed his pride, but since Bāṇāsura had been such a faithful servant of his, Śiva did not do so.