Text 10] Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal
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TRANSLATION
O great person, chief of the universe, if you think it proper, kindly stop these disturbances, meant to destroy everything, before all your obedient subjects are annihilated.
TEXT 8
तस्यायं किल सङ्कल्पश्चरतो दुश्चरं तपः । श्रूयतां किं न विदितस्तवायापि निवेदितम् ॥ ८ ॥
tasyāyam kila saṅkalpaś carato duścaram tapaḥ śrūyatām kim na viditas tavāthāpi niveditam
tasya—his; ayam—this; kila—indeed; saṅkalpaḥ—determination; carataḥ—who is executing; duścaram—very difficult; tapaḥ— austerity; śrūyatām—let it be heard; kim—what; na—not; viditaḥ— known; tava—of you; athāpi—still; niveditam—submitted.
TRANSLATION
Hiraṇyakaśipu has undertaken a most severe type of austerity. Although his plan is not unknown to you, kindly listen as we submit his intentions.
TEXTS 9–10
सृष्ट्वा चराचरमिदं तपोयोगसमाधिना । अध्यास्ते सर्वधिष्येभ्यः परमेष्ठी निजासनम् ॥ ९ ॥ तदहं वर्धमानेन तपोयोगसमाधिना । कालात्मनोश्च नित्यत्वात्साधयिष्ये तथात्मनः ॥ १० ॥
sṛṣṭvā carācaram idam tapo-yoga-samādhinā adhyāste sarva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ parameṣṭhī nijāsanam