प्राग्दिष्टं भृत्यरक्षायां पुरुषेण महात्मना । ददाह कृत्यां तां चक्रं क्रुद्धाहिमिव पावक: ॥ ४८ ॥
prag distam bhrtya-raksayam purusena mahatmana dadaha krtyam tam cakram kruddhahim iva pavakah
- prak distam
- as previously arranged
- bhrtya-raksayam
- for the protection of his servants
- purusena
- by the Supreme Person
- maha-atmana
- by the Supersoul
- dadaha
- burnt to ashes
- krtyam
- that created demon
- tam
- him
- cakram
- the disc
- kruddha
- angry
- ahim
- a serpent
- iva
- like
- pavakah
- fire.
As fire in the forest immediately burns to ashes an angry snake, so, by the previous order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His disc, the Sudarsana cakra, immediately burnt to ashes the created demon to protect the Lord’s devotee.