SB 7.9.15 See beyond the adversity at the surface of reality to the love at its substance

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Thank you Bhagavatam 7.9.15 na aham vidhe me jitate atibhaya anakas jivharkanetra bhrakuti rabhaso pradam strath antra srajaksha tajakeshara shanku karnan nirad bhitati kibhadari bhinna khagrat na aham vidhe me I am not afraid of ajitate you are unconquerable nobody can defeat you but still I am not afraid of you my dear Lord and you are not only unconquerable but you are fearsome atibhaya anakas extremely fearful and what is the fearful form of the Lord? that Prahlad Maharaj is describing in this verse jivhark atibhaya anakas jivha so his tongue is extremely fearsome because the tongue is swishing around like a sword about to slash to pieces any enemy that might come in its vicinity arkanetra the eyes are blazing like fire vrakuti rabhaso pradam strath vrakuti his eyebrows are tightened in a very severe frown rabhaso pradam strath the teeth are tough and fierce antra sraja and it is not that just the Lord is about to attack actually the Lord is attacked and already attained a fearsome victory which is seen by the fact that he is decorated with intestines it is quite a ghastly sight antra sraja just the sight of intestines is bad enough but the sight of intestines garlanding a person is blood curdling and to add to that there is blood sprinkled all around your hair kshatriya kesh and chanku karana the ears are stiff and erect indicating overall a very angry and scary disposition but Lord Maharaj is saying I am not afraid of you and not only the disposition but there is also the sound that is coming out that the roar, the growl that is coming out from the throat of Lord Narasimha such that the gigantic elephants are fleeing away in fear although elephants love the challenge of a lion and charge towards it to fight here the roar of the lion lion and Lord Narasimha they were so terrifying the elephants just flee from there and if any enemies remain who come to confront him as did the servants of Hiranyakashipu they were all ripped apart just by the nails so in this the fearsome features of the Lord are described in terms of his expressions the consequences of his actions and his actions themselves so his expression is that his eyes are blazing red and his ears are erect his teeth are protruding and ghastly then his consequences of action are that he is decorated with garland of intestines and smeared with blood his hair and his actions are right now his tongue is slashing around and his mouth is roaring in a horrifying way and the elephants have fled from there and he is ready to kill with his mere nails any enemies that come but although this is a positively frightening vision Prahlad Maharaj is saying I am not afraid why? because he sees that this anger out of love and his focus is not on the anger but on love and that’s why he feels no fear he says my Lord loves me so much that he has become so angry to protect me and that actually increases his devotion and causes no fear in the heart similarly when we sometimes face sufferings in life when destiny seems to charge at us in ways that are scary we should know that ultimately Krishna is in charge and beyond that adverse destiny is the benevolent hand of Krishna which is working for our ultimate benefit so by remembering this whatever happens at the surface of reality deep down at the substance of reality is Krishna’s love and Krishna’s love may manifest at the surface sometimes as misfortune, sometimes as fortune at the material level but it’s all for our ultimate benefit and this way by contemplating that whatever form the holy name seems to appear whether it gives us taste or it gives us no taste it is Krishna’s love manifesting to elevate us to our ultimate emancipation we can focus and absorb ourselves in the holy name thank you