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VERSE 1.
 
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31:
 
EXPLANATORY NOTES
 
Fratdia:
 
ffa in
 
The ācārya has appropriately employed
the first half of the verse and
 
in the latter half.
 
The acarya intends thereby that after killing the demon
Hiranyakasipu, playfully (like a lion) the Lord wore the
intestines as a garland.
 
VERSE 2.
 
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प्रत्येकवज्रायिताः The ācārya has brought out by this
expression the glory and distinctiveness of the Lord from
the rest of creation. While a lion has to employ all its
nails to kill its prey, the Lord can kill innumerable foes
simultaneously by using only one of His nails. Again,
though the nails of the Lord are compared to the thunder-
bolt of Indra, we must remember that whereas Indra has
to use a weapon different from him, the Lord uses his
nails which are not different from him. The between
 
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the Lord and His nails (and the various parts of the body)
is intended here.
 
पुरुहूत — Indra पुरुहूयते यज्ञेषु इति पुरुहूत :
 
another variant reading of
: (celestial
beings). They are so called because they get a greater
part of the oblation. 2) by the highly prosperous gods.
 
In this verse the acarya brings out the supertiority of
the Lord over the rest of creation and also His unique attributes.
The first half of the verse tells there is none superior or