Devanagari
भगवांस्तु गदावेगं विसृष्टं रिपुणोरसि ।
अवञ्चयत्तिरश्चीनो योगारूढ इवान्तकम् ॥ १५ ॥
Verse text
bhagavāṁs tu gadā-vegaṁ
visṛṣṭaṁ ripuṇorasi
avaṣcayat tiraścīno
yogārūḍha ivāntakam
Synonyms
bhagavān
—
the Lord
;
tu
—
however
;
gadā
—
vegam — the blow of the mace
;
visṛṣṭam
—
thrown
;
ripuṇā
—
by the enemy
;
urasi
—
at His breast
;
avaṣcayat
—
dodged
;
tiraścīnaḥ
—
aside
;
yoga
—
ārūḍhaḥ — an accomplished yogī
;
iva
—
like
;
antakam
—
death .
Translation
The Lord, however, by moving slightly aside, dodged the violent mace-blow aimed at His breast by the enemy, just as an accomplished yogī would elude death.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Moving sideways, the Lord avoided the blow of the club released by his enemy, which was aimed at his chest, just as an accomplished yogī avoids death.
Antakam means death.
Purport
The example is given herein that the perfect
yogī
can overcome a deathblow although it is offered by the laws of nature. It is useless for a demon to beat the transcendental body of the Lord with a powerful mace, for no one can surpass His prowess. Those who are advanced transcendentalists are freed from the laws of nature, and even a deathblow cannot act on them. Superficially it may be seen that a
yogī
is attacked by a deathblow, but by the grace of the Lord he can overcome many such attacks for the service of the Lord. As the Lord exists by His own independent prowess, by the grace of the Lord the devotees also exist for His service.