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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.19.15
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 15
- vṛkṇe sva-śūle bahudhāriṇā hareḥ
- pratyetya vistīrṇam uro vibhūtimat
- pravṛddha-roṣaḥ sa kaṭhora-muṣṭinā
- nadan prahṛtyāntaradhīyatāsuraḥ
vṛkṇewhen cut — when cut; svahis trident-śūlehis trident — his trident; bahudhāto many pieces — to many pieces; ariṇāby the Sudarśana cakra — by the Sudarśana cakra; hareḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead — of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pratyetyaafter advancing toward — after advancing toward; vistīrṇambroad — broad; uraḥchest — chest; vibhūtithe abode of the goddess of fortune-matthe abode of the goddess of fortune — the abode of the goddess of fortune; pravṛddhahaving been increased — having been increased; roṣaḥanger — anger; saḥHiraṇyākṣa — Hiraṇyākṣa; kaṭhorahard — hard; muṣṭināwith his fist — with his fist; nadanroaring — roaring; prahṛtyaafter striking — after striking; antaradhīyatadisappeared — disappeared; asuraḥthe demon — the demon.
The demon was enraged when his trident was cut to pieces by the discus of the Personality of Godhead. He therefore advanced toward the Lord and, roaring aloud, struck his hard fist against the Lord's broad chest, which bore the mark of Śrīvatsa. Then he went out of sight.
Śrīvatsa is a curl of white hair on the chest of the Lord which is a special sign of His being the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Vaikuṇṭhaloka or in Goloka Vṛndāvana, the inhabitants are exactly of the same form as the Personality of Godhead, but by this Śrīvatsa mark on the chest of the Lord He is distinguished from all others.