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The Subterranean Heavenly Planets
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although they are full of anxiety, some of them nevertheless sport with their wives, children, friends and relatives.
PURPORT
It is stated here that the snakes who live in the planetary system known as Mahātala are very powerful and have many hoods. They live with their wives and children and consider themselves very happy, although they are always full of anxiety because of Garuḍa, who comes there to destroy them. This is the way of material life. Even if one lives in the most abominable condition, he still thinks himself happy with his wife, children, friends and relatives.
TEXT 30
ततोऽधस्तद्रसातले दैतेया दानवाः पणयो नाम निवातकवचाः कालेया हिरण्यपुरवासिन इति विबुधप्रत्यनीका उत्पन्या महौजसो महासाहसिनो भगवतः सकललोकानुभावस्य हरेरेव तेजसा प्रतिहतबलावलेपा विलेशया इव वसन्ति ये वै सरमयेन्द्रदूत्या वाग्भि- र्मन्त्रवर्णाभिरिन्द्राद्विभ्यति ॥ ३० ॥
tato 'dhastād rasātale daiteyā dānavāḥ paṇayo nāma nivāta-kavacāḥ kāleyā hiraṇya-puravāsina iti vibudha-pratyanīkā utpattyā mahaujaso mahā-sāhasino bhagavataḥ sakala-lokānubhāvasya harer eva tejasā pratihata-balāvalepā bileśayā iva vasanti ye vai saramayendra-dūtyā vāgbhir mantra-varṇābhir indrād bibhyati.
tataḥ adhastāt—below the planetary system Mahātala; rasātale—on the planet called Rasātala; daiteyāḥ—the sons of Diti; dānavāḥ—the sons of Danu; paṇayaḥ nāma—named Paṇis; nivāta-kavacāḥ—Nivāta-kavacas; kāleyāḥ—Kāleyas; hiraṇya-puravāsinaḥ—Hiraṇya-puravāsīs; iti—thus; vibudha-pratyanīkāḥ—enemies of the demigods; utpattyāḥ—from birth; mahā-ojasaḥ—very powerful; mahā-sāhasinaḥ—very cruel; bhagavataḥ—of the Personality of Godhead; sakala-loka-anubhāvasya—who is auspicious for all planetary systems; hareḥ—of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva—certainly; tejasā—by the