SB 3.18.13

TEXT 13

TEXT

मैत्रेय उवाच
सो ऽधिक्षिप्तो भगवता प्रलब्धश्च रुषा भृशम् ।
आजहारोल्बणं क्रोधं क्रीड्यमानो ऽहिराडिव ॥ १३ ॥

maitreya uvaca

so 'dhiksipto bhagavata

pralabdhas ca rusa bhrsam

ajaharolbanam krodham

kridyamano 'hi-rad iva

maitreyah-the great sage Maitreya; uvaca-said; sah-the demon; adhiksiptah-having been insulted; bhagavata-by the Personality of Godhead; pralabdhah-ridiculed; ca-and; rusa-angry; bhrsam-greatly; ajahara-collected; ulbanam-great; krodham-anger; kridyamanah-being played with; ahi-rat-a great cobra; iva-like.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: The demon, being thus challenged by the Personality of Godhead, became angry and agitated, and he trembled in anger like a challenged cobra.

PURPORT

A cobra is very fierce before ordinary persons, but before an enchanter who can play with him, he is a plaything. Similarly, a demon may be very powerful in his own domain, but before the Lord he is insignificant. The demon Ravana was a fierce figure before the demigods, but when he was before Lord Ramacandra he trembled and prayed to his deity, Lord Siva, but to no avail.

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