SB 4.5.23 • मूल श्लोक

शस्त्रैरस्त्रान्वितैरेवमनिर्भिन्नत्वचं हर: । विस्मयं परमापन्नो दध्यौ पशुपतिश्चिरम् ॥ २३ ॥

Transliteration

śastrair astrānvitair evam anirbhinna-tvacaṁ haraḥ vismayaṁ param āpanno dadhyau paśupatiś ciram

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śastraiḥ — with weapons; astra-anvitaiḥ — with hymns (mantras); evam — thus; anirbhinna — not being cut; tvacam — the skin; haraḥ — Vīrabhadra; vismayam — bewilderment; param — greatest; āpannaḥ — was struck with; dadhyau — thought; paśupatiḥ — Vīrabhadra; ciram — for a long time.

Translation

“He tried to cut the head of Dakṣa with hymns as well as weapons, but still it was hard to cut even the surface of the skin of Dakṣa’s head. Thus Vīrabhadra was exceedingly bewildered.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda