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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.18.7
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
- taṁ niḥsarantaṁ salilād anudruto
- hiraṇya-keśo dviradaṁ yathā jhaṣaḥ
- karāla-daṁṣṭro 'śani-nisvano 'bravīd
- gata-hriyāṁ kiṁ tv asatāṁ vigarhitam
tamHim — Him; niḥsarantamcoming out — coming out; salilātfrom the water — from the water; anudrutaḥchased — chased; hiraṇyahaving golden hair-keśaḥhaving golden hair — having golden hair; dviradaman elephant — an elephant; yathāas — as; jhaṣaḥa crocodile — a crocodile; karālahaving fearful teeth-daṁṣṭraḥhaving fearful teeth — having fearful teeth; aśaniroaring like thunder-nisvanaḥroaring like thunder — roaring like thunder; abravīthe said — he said; gatafor those who are shameless-hriyāmfor those who are shameless — for those who are shameless; kimwhat — what; tuindeed — indeed; asatāmfor the wretches — for the wretches; vigarhitamreproachable — reproachable.
The demon, who had golden hair on his head and fearful tusks, gave chase to the Lord while He was rising from the water, even as an alligator would chase an elephant. Roaring like thunder, he said: Are You not ashamed of running away before a challenging adversary? There is nothing reproachable for shameless creatures!
When the Lord was coming out of the water, taking the earth in His arms to deliver it, the demon derided Him with insulting words, but the Lord did not care because He was very conscious of His duty. For a dutiful man there is nothing to fear. Similarly, those who are powerful have no fear of derision or unkind words from an enemy. The Lord had nothing to fear from anyone, yet He was merciful to His enemy by neglecting him. Although apparently He fled from the challenge, it was just to protect the earth from calamity that He tolerated Hiraṇyākṣa's deriding words.