Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 20
The Slaying of Hiraṇyākṣa and the Triumph of Varāha
गिरय: प्रत्यदृश्यन्त नानायुधमुचोऽनघ । दिग्वाससो यातुधान्य: शूलिन्यो मुक्तमूर्धजा: ॥ २० ॥
girayaḥ pratyadṛśyanta nānāyudha-muco ’nagha dig-vāsaso yātudhānyaḥ śūlinyo mukta-mūrdhajāḥ
罪なきヴィドゥラよ、山々は様々な種類の武器を放ち、三叉の槍で武装した裸の女悪魔たちが、髪を振り乱して現れました。
FAQs
This verse describes terrifying apparitions—weapon-hurling mountains and naked demonesses with tridents—signaling the demoniac atmosphere surrounding Hiraṇyākṣa’s confrontation with Lord Varāha.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these events to King Parīkṣit while describing the escalating, fearsome portents during the battle.
Even when intimidating sights or negative influences arise, a devotee remembers that such fear is temporary and that taking shelter of the Lord’s protection steadies the mind.