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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
<< Canto 3, The Status Quo >> << 19 - The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa >>
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स तदा लब्धतीर्थोऽपि न बबाधे निरायुधम् मानयन्स मृधे धर्मं विष्वक्सेनं प्रकोपयन्
sa tadā labdha-tīrtho ’pi na babādhe nirāyudham mānayan sa mṛdhe dharmaṁ viṣvaksenaṁ prakopayan
WORD BY WORD
saḥ that Hiraṇyākṣa; tadā then; labdha-tīrthaḥ having gained an excellent opportunity; api although; na not; babādhe attacked; nirāyudham having no weapon; mānayan respecting; saḥ Hiraṇyākṣa; mṛdhe in battle; dharmam the code of combat; viṣvaksenam the Supreme Personality of Godhead; prakopayan making angry;
TRANSLATION
| Even though the demon had an excellent opportunity to strike his unarmed foe without obstruction, he respected the law of single combat, thereby kindling the fury of the Supreme Lord.
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PURPORT
| This verse has not purport by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Svāmi Prabhupāda.
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