jagrāha - took up; tri-śikham - three-pointed; śūlam - trident; jvalat - flaming; jvalana - fire; lolupam - rapacious; yajñāya - at the enjoyer of all sacrifices; dhṛta-rūpāya - in the form of Varāha; viprāya - unto a brāhmaṇa; abhicaran - acting malevolently; yathā - as.

He now took a trident which was as rapacious as a flaming fire and hurled it against the Lord, the enjoyer of all sacrifices, even as one would use penance for a malevolent purpose against a holy brāhmaṇa.