Canto 3, Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Verse 13 (SB 3.19.13)
SB 3.19.13 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

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

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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 a brāhmaṇa; 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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda