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SB 3.19.13

Devanāgarī

जग्राह त्रिशिखं शूलं ज्वलज्ज्वलनलोलुपम् । यज्ञाय धृतरूपाय विप्रायाभिचरन् यथा ॥ १३ ॥

Text

jagrāha tri-śikhaṁ śūlaṁ jvalaj-jvalana-lolupam yajñāya dhṛta-rūpāya viprāyābhicaran yathā

Synonyms

jagrāha—took up;tri-śikham—three-pointed;śūlam—trident;jvalat—flaming;jvalana—fire;lolupam—rapacious;yajñāya—at the enjoyer of all sacrifices;dhṛta-rūpāya—in the form of Varāha;viprāya—unto abrāhmaṇa;abhicaran—acting malevolently;yathā—as.

Translation

He now took a trident which was as rapacious as a flaming fire and hurled it against the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrifices, even as one would use penance for a malevolent purpose against a holy brāhmaṇa.

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