Text 30]
The Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa
697
TRANSLATION
Thus mocked by an enemy whose vanity knew no bounds, the worshipful lord of the waters waxed angry, but by dint of his reason he managed to curb the anger that had sprung up in him, and he replied: O dear one, we have now desisted from warfare, having grown too old for combat.
PURPORT
As we see, warmongering materialists always create fighting without reason.
TEXT 30
पश्यामि नान्यं पुरुषात्पुरातनाद् यः संयुगे त्वां रणमार्गकोविदम् । आराधयिष्यत्यसुरर्षभेदि तं मनस्विनो यं गृणते मवाद्याः ॥३०॥
paśyāmi nānyam puruṣāt purātanād yaḥ saṁyuge tvāṁ raṇa-mārga-kovidam ārādhayiṣyaty asurarṣabhehi taṁ manasvino yaṁ grṇate bhavādṛśāḥ
paśyāmi—I see; na—not; anyam—other; puruṣāt—than the person; purātanāt—most ancient; yaḥ—who; saṁyuge—in battle; tvāṁ—to you; raṇa-mārga—in the tactics of war; kovidam—very much skilled; ārādhayiṣyati—will give satisfaction; asura-ṛṣabha—O chief of the asuras; ihi—approach; taṁ—Him; manasvinaḥ—heroes; yaṁ—whom; grṇate—praise; bhavādṛśāḥ—like you.
TRANSLATION
You are so skilled in war that I do not see anyone else than the most ancient person, Lord Viṣṇu, who can give satisfaction in battle to you. Therefore, O chief of the asuras, approach Him, whom even heroes like you mention with praise.
PURPORT
Aggressive materialistic warriors are actually punished by the Supreme Lord for their policy of unnecessarily disturbing world peace. Therefore Varuṇa advised Hiraṇyākṣa that the right course to satisfy his fighting spirit would be to seek to fight with Viṣṇu.