SB 7.8.25

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Seventh Canto - Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiḿhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

SB 7.8.24 - SB 7.8.26

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 25

tato 'bhipadyābhyahanan mahāsuro

ruṣā nṛsiṁhaṁ gadayoruvegayā

taṁ vikramantaṁ sagadaṁ gadādharo

mahoragaṁ tārkṣya-suto yathāgrahīt

SYNONYMS

tataḥ — thereafter; abhipadya — attacking; abhyahanat — struck; mahā-asuraḥ — the great demon (Hiraṇyakaśipu); ruṣā — with anger; nṛsiṁham — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva; gadayā — by his club; uru-vegayā — moving with great force; tam — him (Hiraṇyakaśipu); vikramantam — showing his prowess; sa-gadam — with his club; gadā-dharaḥ — Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, who also holds a club in His hand; mahā-uragam — a great snake; tārkṣya-sutaḥ — Garuḍa, the son of Tārkṣya; yathā — just as; agrahīt — captured.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, the great demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was extremely angry, swiftly attacked Nṛsiṁhadeva with his club and began to beat Him. Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, however, captured the great demon, along with his club, just as Garuḍa might capture a great snake.

SB 7.8.24 - SB 7.8.26