Text 4]
The Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa
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utpātā bahavas tatra
nipetur jāyamānayoḥ
divi bhuvy antarikṣe ca
lokasyoru-bhayāvahāḥ
utpātāḥ—natural disturbances; bahavaḥ—many; tatra—there; nipetuḥ—occurred; jāyamānayoḥ—on their birth; divi—in the heavenly planets; bhuvi—on the earth; antarikṣe—in outer space; ca—and; lokasya—to the world; uru—greatly; bhaya-āvahāḥ—causing fear.
TRANSLATION
On the birth of the two demons there were many natural disturbances, all very fearful and wonderful, in the heavenly planets, the earthly planets and in between them.
TEXT 4
सशचला ध्रुवश्चेलुर्दिशः सर्वाः प्रजज्वलुः ।
सोल्काश्चाशनयः पेतुः केतवश्चार्तिहेतवः ॥ ४ ॥
sahācalā bhuvaś celur
diśaḥ sarvāḥ prajajvaluḥ
solkāś cāśanayaḥ petuḥ
ketavaś cārti-hetavaḥ
saha—along with; acalāḥ—the mountains; bhuvaḥ—of the earth; celuḥ—shook; diśaḥ—directions; sarvāḥ—all; prajajvaluḥ—blazed like fire; sa—with; ulkāḥ—meteors; ca—and; aśanayaḥ—thunderbolts; petuḥ—fell; ketavaḥ—comets; ca—and; ārti-hetavaḥ—the cause of all inauspiciousness.
TRANSLATION
There were earthquakes along the mountains on the earth, and it appeared that there was fire everywhere. Many inauspicious planets like Saturn appeared, along with comets, meteors and thunderbolts.
PURPORT
When natural disturbances occur on a planet, one should understand that a demon must have taken birth there. In the present age the number of demoniac people is increasing; therefore natural disturbances are also