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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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मैत्रेय उवाच तदेवमाकर्ण्य जलेशभाषितं महामनास्तद्विगणय्य दुर्मदः हरेर्विदित्वा गतिमङ्ग नारदाद्र
सातलं निर्विविशे त्वरान्वितः
maitreya uvāca tad evam ākarṇya jaleśa-bhāṣitaṁ mahā-manās tad vigaṇayya durmadaḥ harer viditvā gatim aṅga nāradād rasātalaṁ nirviviśe tvarānvitaḥ
WORD BY WORD
maitreyaḥ the great sage Maitreya; uvāca said; tat that; evam thus; ākarṇya hearing; jala-īśa of the controller of water, Varuṇa; bhāṣitam words; mahā-manāḥ proud; tat those words; vigaṇayya having paid little heed to; durmadaḥ vainglorious; hareḥ of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; viditvā having learned; gatim the whereabouts; aṅga O dear Vidura; nāradāt from Nārada; rasātalam to the depths of the ocean; nirviviśe entered; tvarā-anvitaḥ with great speed;
TRANSLATION
| Maitreya continued: The proud and falsely glorious Daitya paid little heed to the words of Varuṇa. O dear Vidura, he learned from Nārada the whereabouts of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and hurriedly betook himself to the depths of the ocean.
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PURPORT
| Materialistic warmongers are not even afraid to fight with their mightiest enemy, the Personality of Godhead. The demon was very encouraged to learn from Varuṇa that there was one fighter who could actually combat him, and he was very enthusiastic to search out the Supreme Personality of Godhead just to give Him a fight, even though it was predicted by Varuṇa that by fighting with Viṣṇu he would become prey for dogs, jackals and vultures. Since demoniac persons are less intelligent, they dare to fight with Viṣṇu, who is known as Ajita, or one who has never been conquered.
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