Shloka 53

Varaha-Pradurbhava Context: Prahlada’s Bhakti, Narasimha’s Ugra-Form, and Shiva’s Sharabha Intervention

Devanagari script

हिरण्यकशिपुं हत्वा करजैर्निशितैः स्वयम् दैत्येन्द्रैर्बहुभिः सार्धं हितार्थं जगतां प्रभुः

Transliteration

hiraṇyakaśipuṃ hatvā karajairniśitaiḥ svayam daityendrairbahubhiḥ sārdhaṃ hitārthaṃ jagatāṃ prabhuḥ

Translation

Dengan kuku-Nya yang tajam, Dia sendiri menewaskan Hiraṇyakaśipu—bersama ramai pemimpin Daitya. Tuhan segala alam melakukan demikian semata-mata demi maslahat dan kesejahteraan semua makhluk.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यकशिपुम्: Hiraṇyakaśipu

• हत्वा: having slain

• करजैः: with claws/nails

• निशितैः: sharpened, keen

• स्वयम्: Himself

• दैत्येन्द्रैः: with the chief Daityas (lords among demons)

• बहुभिः: many

• सार्धम्: together with

• हितार्थम्: for the sake of benefit/welfare

• जगताम्: of the worlds/of all beings

• प्रभुः: the Lord, sovereign (Pati).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Purana to the sages, recounting the Lord’s world-protecting deeds)