Text 16] The Subterranean Heavenly Planets
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cannot understand this defect of a materialistic civilization aiming at material comforts. One may make his living conditions very pleasing for the senses, but despite all favorable conditions, one must in due course of time meet death. The members of a demoniac civilization endeavor to make their living conditions very comfortable, but they cannot check death. The influence of the Sudarśana  cakra  will not allow their so-called material happiness to endure.
TEXT 15
यस्मिन् प्रविष्टेऽसुरवधूनां प्रायः पुंसवनानि भयादेव स्रवन्ति पतन्ति च ॥१५॥
yasmin praviṣte 'sura-vadhūnām prāyaḥ puṁsavanāni bhayād eva sravanti patanti ca.
yasmin —where;  praviṣte —when entered;  asura-vadhūnām —of the wives of those demons;  prāyaḥ —almost always;  puṁsavanāni —fetuses;  bhayāt —because of fear;  eva —certainly;  sravanti —slip out;  patanti —fall down;  ca —and.
TRANSLATION
When the Sudarśana disc enters those provinces, the pregnant wives of the demons all have miscarriages due to fear of its effulgence.
TEXT 16
अथातले मयपुत्रोऽसुरो बलो निवसति येन ह वा इह सृष्टाः पण्णवतिर्मायाः काश्चनाद्यापि मायाविनो धारयन्ति यस्य च जम्म- माणस्य मुखतस्त्रयः स्त्रीगणा उदपद्यन्त स्वैरिण्यः कामिन्यः पुंश्चल्य इति या वै बिलायनं प्रविष्टं पुरुषं रसेन हाटकाख्येन साधयित्वा स्त्रविलासा- वलोकनानुरागसितसंलापोपगूहनादिभिः स्वैरं किल रमयन्ति यस्मिन्नुषयुक्ते पुरुष ईश्वरोऽहं सिद्धोऽहमित्ययुतमहागजबलमात्मानम- भिमन्यमानः कत्यते मदान्य इव ॥१६॥