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The Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa
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PURPORT
Varuṇa is supposed to be the predominating deity of the waters, and his capital, which is known as Vibhāvarī, is within the watery kingdom.
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तत्रोपलभ्यासुरलोकपालकं
यादोगणानामृषभं प्रचेतसम् ।
सयन् प्रलब्धुं प्रणिपत्य नीचव-
अगाद मे देहधिराज संयुगम् ॥२७॥
tatropalabhyāsura-loka-pālakam
yādo-gaṇānām ṛṣabham pracetasam
smayan pralabdhum praṇipatya nīcavaj
jagāda me dehy adhirāja saṁyugam
tatra —there;  upalabhya —having reached;  asura-loka —of the regions where the demons reside;  pālakam —the guardian;  yādas-gaṇānām —of the acquatic creatures;  ṛṣabham —the lord;  pracetasam —Varuṇa;  smayan —smiling;  pralabdhum —to make fun;  praṇipatya —having bowed down;  nīcavat —like a lowborn man;  jagāda —he said;  me —to me;  dehi —give;  adhirāja —O great lord;  saṁyugam —battle.
TRANSLATION
Then he reached the Vibhāvarī, the home of Varuṇa, the lord of the acquatic creatures and the guardian of the lower regions of the universe where the demons generally reside. He fell there at the latter's feet like a lowborn man, and to make fun of him he said with a smile, "Give me battle, O Supreme Lord!"
PURPORT
The demoniac person always challenges others and tries to occupy others' property by force. Here these symptoms are fully displayed by Hiraṇyākṣa, who begged war from a person who had no desire to fight.
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त्वं लोकपालोऽधिपतिर्बृहच्छवा
वीर्यापहो दुर्मदवीरमानिनाम् ।