SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 3

Maitreya continued: 'Having heard the proud words of the Lord of the seas, the vainglorious one took little heed of them. From Nârada having learned about the whereabouts of the Lord, o dear Vidura, he hurriedly betook himself to the place of punishment.

Maitreya continued: 'Having heard the proud words of the Lord of the seas, did the vainglorious one take little heed of them. From Nârada having learned about the whereabouts of the Lord, o dear Vidura, he hurried to find himselves at the place of punishment. (Vedabase)

Text 2

There he saw how the Victorious One bearing the earth high on the tips of His tusks, was putting him in His shadow with His radiant, reddish eyes. He laughed and said: 'Oh, a beast of the wilderness!'

There he saw how the Victorious One, bearing the earth high on the tips of his tusks, was robbing him of his light with His radiant reddish eyes. He laughed out: 'O beast of the wilderness!', (Vedabase)!

Text 3

He told the Lord: 'Come and fight o fool, leave the earth to us inhabitants of the lower worlds. The creator of the universe entrusted us this earth. My seeing You here will not be to Your wellbeing, o summit of divinity who assumed the form of a boar.

and told the Lord: 'Come and fight, o fool, leave the earth to us, inhabitants of the lower worlds; the creator of the universe entrusted us this earth - my seeing You here will not be to Your wellbeing, o summit of divinity that took the form of a boar. (Vedabase)

Text 4

Have our enemies called on You in order to kill us? You killed the ones attached to the world, while You remained out of view Yourself! Your bewildering internal potency is of no importance. I will erase the grief of my relatives by killing You idiot!

It is You that deceptively maintained Himself for finishing us by means of our enemies, killing the worldly ones, while remaining out of view Yourself; of Your bewildering power there will be little left after I killed You, o fool, and have wiped out the grief of my kinsmen! (Vedabase)

Text 5

When I have killed You smashing Your skull with the mace in my hand, all the sages and God-conscious people who where presenting their offerings to You will be released and automatically cease to exist without that root.'

When You are killed by my mace smashing Your skull, all those sages and godly ones who where presenting their offerings to You, will be released and automatically cease to exist without that root.' (Vedabase)

Text 6

When He, hurt by the assailing abuse of words of the enemy, saw that the earth He was bearing on the tips of His tusks was affrighted, He bore the pain and came out of the water like a male elephant who in the company of his wives is attacked by a crocodile.

When He, being pained by the assailing abuse of words of the enemy, saw that the earth He was bearing on his tusks end was frightened, did He come out of the water like an elephant in the company of his female under the attack of a crocodile. (Vedabase)

Text 7

He who had golden hair and frightening teeth chased Him who came out of the water like the crocodile would do with the elephant. He roared like thunder: 'Is there anything a condemned poor devil [like You running away from me] is ashamed of?'

Meanwhile did He, with his golden hair, chase Him, coming out of the water, like the crocodile would do with the elephant and with his fearfull teeth roaring like thunder he said: 'What a shame indeed to be so scandalous in fleeing for the truth'. (Vedabase)!

Text 8

With the enemy looking on He [Lord Boar] placed the earth within His sight on the water and invested her with the power of His own strength [to stay afloat]. [For that] He was praised by the creator of the universe and pleased with flowers by the ones in charge.

With the enemy looking on He placed the earth within His sight on the water investing her with the power of His own existence, as He was the One who was praised by the Creator of the universe and pleased with flowers by the ones in charge. (Vedabase)

Text 9

Hiranyâksha with his wealth of golden ornaments, his huge mace and his beautiful golden armor, followed Him closely behind and constantly pierced the core of His heart with terribly angry abuses. But He laughed about it and addressed him.

Following Him closely behind with his wealth of golden ornaments, his huge mace and his beautiful golden armor, did Hiranyâksha constantly pierce the core of His heart with terribly angry abuses. But He addressed him laughing. (Vedabase)

Text 10

The Supreme Lord said: 'We [boars] are indeed creatures of the jungle, for I seek to kill dogs just like you o mischievous one. [And as for your insults: We] heroes who are free from the bondage of death take no notice of the loose talk of someone bound [to this or that culture].

The Supreme Lord said: 'We are indeed creatures from the jungle, as I am searching to kill dogs just like You, o mischievous one. Heroes who are free from the bondage of death take no notice of the loose talk of one who is bound. (Vedabase)

Text 11

We [digging up matters] are thieves of the reserves of the inhabitants of the lower worlds and are not ashamed about it. Despite of being chased by your mace We somehow will manage to maintain in battle. Where can one go having challenged such a mighty adversary?

We both are shameless thieves of what was entrusted to the inhabitants of the lower world. Roaming shamelessly with the mace, we nevertheless will somehow have to stay on the battlefield - where else can we go having raised enmity with such a powerful enemy? (Vedabase)

Text 12

[You] being the commander of the leaders of footsoldiers have to take steps to defeat Us forthwith, without further consideration. And with killing Us you wipe the tears away of your kith and kin. Isn't it so that he who doesn't fulfill the words of his promise deserves no place in an assembly?'

Being the commander of the leaders of footsoldiers one has to take steps to defeat promptly, without further consideration - and having killed, are us the tears wiped away of kith and kin. He who does not fulfill his words of promise deserves no place in an assembly'.' (Vedabase)

Text 13

Maitreya said: 'The attacker, thus being insulted and ridiculed by the Supreme One of Devotion got seriously agitated and furious as a challenged cobra.

Maitreya said: 'The attacker, thus being insulted and ridiculed by the Supreme One of Devotion got seriously agitated and very angry like a challenged cobra. (Vedabase)

Text 14

Hissing of anger and stirred in all his senses because of his wrath, the demon quickly attacked and threw his mace at the Lord.

Hissing of anger and with his senses infuriated of wrath the Daithya quickly attacked and threw his mace at the Lord. (Vedabase)

Text 15

The Lord however stepped aside to evade the blow of the mace thrown by the enemy, just like an accomplished yogi eluding death.

The Lord however evaded the blow of the thrown mace stepping aside, eluding death like an accomplished yogî. (Vedabase)

Text 16

After picking up his mace again he brandished it about repeatedly and bit his lip in the rage of his anger to rush towards the Lord for the second time.

Again, having picked up his mace, he, repeatedly brandishing it about and biting his lip in the rage of his anger, rushed towards the Lord. (Vedabase)

Text 17

But, o gentle one [Vidura], He as an expert on this weapon with the help of His mace saved Himself by striking the enemy with it on his right eyebrow.

But then did the Lord with His mace struck the enemy on his right side, o gentle one [Vidura], and did He as an expert with this weapon thus with His mace save Himself. (Vedabase)

Text 18

In this manner Hiranyâksha and the Lord both eager for the victory were furiously striking each other with their huge maces.

In this manner were Hiranyâksha and the Lord, both surely desiring the victory, furiously striking each other with their huge maces. (Vedabase)

Text 19

The two combatants with their bodies injured by the pointed maces, smelled the oozing blood, which increased their vigour to perform diverse maneuvers in their effort to win. It looked like an encounter between two bulls fighting about a cow.

The two combatants with their bodies injured by the pointed maces, smelled the oozing blood, which increased their vigour to perform diverse manouvers trying to win and it looked like an encounter of two bulls fighting about their dominion. (Vedabase)

Text 20

O descendant of Kuru, Brahmâ, the selfborn one who desired to witness what transpired for the sake of the world came, accompanied by the sages, for the Daitya Hiranyâksha and the Supersoul of all sacrifices who had engaged His potency to appear in the form of a boar.

O descendant of Kuru, Brahmâ, the one selfborn in the universe, desired to witness what was happening for the sake of the world and came, accompanied by the sages, for the Daithya and the Greatest Soul that is approached by sacrifice who by His potency had taken the form of a boar. (Vedab a se)

Text 21

Upon seeing the power the Daitya Hiranyâksha had acquired and how he, unafraid, had arrived at an unavoidable opposition, the respectable Lord Brahmâ, the leader of thousands of sages, addressed the original Lord Nârâyana in His boar form.

Upon seeing the power the Daithya had attained to and how he, devoid of fear, had formed opposition with the unopposable, did the respectable Lord Brahmâ, the leader of the thousands of sages, address the original Lord Nârâyana in His boar-form. (Vedabase)

Text 22-23

Brahmâ said: 'This one, o God, is to the gods, the brahmins, the cows, the normal living beings and the innocent who obtained Your feet, an evil-doer, a source of fear doing wrong by the power of a boon obtained from me. He wandering about as a pain to everyone as a demon has searched all the universe missing a proper adversary.

Brahmâ said: 'This one, o God, is to the godly ones that obtained Your feet, the brahmnis, the cows, the normal living beings and the innocent an offender and source of fear doing wrong from a boon obtained from Me; he has as a demon been searching all over the universe missing a proper adversary, wandering about as a pain to everyone. (Vedabase)

Text 24

Play no innocent game with him o God, aroused he is a snake full of tricks, arrogant, self-righteous and most wicked.

Do not play with Him like a child, o God, he is full of tricks, arrogant, selfsatisfied, most wicked and like a snake once he's aroused. (Vedabase)

Text 25

Please o Infallible One, engage Your internal potency and forthwith kill the sinner before he one moment seizes the opportunity to increase his formidable power.

Before he gets the chance to increase on this bad time that he realized to so formidably, please forthwith kill the sinful one, o Infallible one, by means of your own mystical potency. (Vedabase)