SB 8.19.6 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

यं विनिर्जित्य कृच्छ्रेण विष्णु: क्ष्मोद्धार आगतम् । आत्मानं जयिनं मेने तद्वीर्यं भूर्यनुस्मरन् ॥ ६ ॥

Verse text

yaṁ vinirjitya kṛcchreṇa viṣṇuḥ kṣmoddhāra āgatam ātmānaṁ jayinaṁ mene tad-vīryaṁ bhūry anusmaran

Synonyms

yam — whom ; vinirjitya — after conquering ; kṛcchreṇa — with great difficulty ; viṣṇuḥ — Lord Viṣṇu in His incarnation as a boar ; kṣmā — uddhāre — at the time when the earth was delivered ; āgatam — appeared before Him ; ātmānam — personally, Himself ; jayinam — victorious ; mene — considered ; tat — vīryam — the prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa ; bhūri — constantly, or more and more ; anusmaran — thinking about .

Translation

When delivering the earth from the Garbhodaka Sea, Lord Viṣṇu, in His incarnation as a boar, killed Hiraṇyākṣa, who had appeared before Him. The fight was severe, and the Lord killed Hiraṇyākṣa with great difficulty. Later, as the Lord thought about the uncommon prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa, He felt Himself victorious indeed.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Viṣṇu, after defeating with difficulty Hiraṇyākṣa in order to lift the earth, considered himself victorious only after reflecting on the great prowess of Hiraṇyākṣa.