Text 3] Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal
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in the future he would be able to conquer Lord Brahmā's abode. Similarly, another demon received a benediction from Lord Śiva but later wanted to kill Lord Śiva through that same benediction. Thus self-interested persons, by demoniac austerity, want to kill even their benedictors, whereas the Vaiṣṇava wants to remain an ever-existing servant of the Lord and never to occupy the post of the Lord. Through  sāyu-jya-mukti , which is generally demanded by  asuras , one merges into the existence of the Lord, but although one sometimes thus achieves the goal of the theory of monism, one falls down again to struggle in material existence.
TEXT 2
स ते मन्दरद्रोण्यां तपः परमदारुणम् । ऊर्ध्वबाहुर्नभोदृष्टिः पादाङ्गुष्ठाश्रितावनिः ॥ २ ॥
sa tepe mandara-droṇyām tapaḥ parama-dāruṇam ūrdhva-bāhur nabho-drṣṭiḥ pādāṅguṣṭhāśritāvaniḥ
saḥ —he (Hiraṇyakaśipu);  tepe —performed;  mandara-droṇyām —in a valley of Mandara Hill;  tapaḥ —austerity;  parama —most;  dāruṇam —difficult;  ūrdhva —raising;  bāhuḥ —arms;  nabhaḥ —toward the sky;  drṣṭiḥ —his vision;  pāda-aṅguṣṭha —with the big toes of his feet;  āśrita —resting on;  avaniḥ —the ground.
TRANSLATION
In the valley of Mandara Hill, Hiraṇyakaśipu began performing his austerities by standing with his toes on the ground, keeping his arms upward and looking toward the sky. This position was extremely difficult, but he accepted it as a means to attain perfection.
TEXT 3
जटादीधितिमी रेजे संवर्तार्क इवांशुभिः । तस्मिंस्तपस्तन्यमाने देवाः स्थानानि भेजिरे ॥ ३ ॥