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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 3]
not to be killed by any weapon, on land or in the air, and not to be killed by any human being, animal, demigod or any other entity, living or non-living. He further prayed for supremacy over the entire universe and requested the eight yogic perfections, such as  aṇimā  and  laghimā .
TEXT 1
श्रीनारद उवाच
हिरण्यकशिपू राजत्रजेयमजरामरम् । आत्मानमप्रतिद्वन्द्वमेकराजं व्यधित्सत ॥ १ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca hiraṇyakaśipū rājann ajeyam ajarāmaram ātmānam apratidvandvam eka-rājam vyadhitsata
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca—Nārada Muni said;  hiraṇyakaśipuḥ —the demoniac king Hiraṇyakaśipu;  rājan —O King Yudhiṣṭhira;  ajeyam —unconquerable by any enemy;  ajara —without old age or disease;  amaram —immortal;  ātmānam —himself;  apratidvandvam —without any rival or opponent;  eka-rājam —the one king of the universe;  vyadhitsata —desired to become.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni said to Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira: The demoniac king Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to be unconquerable and free from old age and dwindling of the body. He wanted to gain all the yogic perfections like  aṇimā  and  laghimā , to be deathless, and to be the only king of the entire universe, including Brahmaloka.
PURPORT
Such are the goals of the austerities performed by demons. Hiraṇyakaśipu wanted to receive a benediction from Lord Brahmā so that