Text 14] Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal
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position of Lord Brahmā, not to speak of ordinary living entities, is sometimes in danger. Nonetheless, until the time of Hiraṇyakaśipu, no one had tried to replace Lord Brahmā. Hiraṇyakaśipu, however, was such a great demon that he maintained this ambition.
The word  bhūtyai  means “for increasing opulence,” and the word  śreyase  refers to ultimately returning home, back to Godhead. In spiritual advancement, one's material position improves at the same time that the path of liberation becomes clear and one is freed from material bondage. If one is situated in an opulent position in spiritual advancement, his opulence never decreases. Therefore such a spiritual benediction is called  bhūti  or  vibhūti . Kṛṣṇa confirms this in  Bhagavad-gītā  (10.41).  Yad yad vibhūtimat sattvam... mama tejo-'ṁśa-sambhavam:  if a devotee advances in spiritual consciousness and thus becomes materially opulent also, his position is a special gift from the Lord. Such opulence is never to be considered material. At the present, especially on this planet earth, the influence of Lord Brahmā has decreased considerably, and the representatives of Hiraṇyakaśipu—the Rākṣasas and demons—have taken charge. Therefore there is no protection of brahminical culture and cows, which are the basic prerequisites for all kinds of good fortune. This age is very dangerous because society is being managed by demons and Rākṣasas.
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इति विज्ञापितो देवैर्भगवानात्मभूर्नृप । परितो भृगुदक्षाद्यैर्ययौ दैत्येश्वराश्रमम् ॥१४॥
iti vijñāpito devair bhagavān ātmabhūr nṛpa parito bhṛgu-dakṣādyair yayau daityeśvarāśramam
iti —thus;  vijñāpitaḥ —informed;  devaiḥ —by all the demigods;  bhagavān —the most powerful;  ātma-bhūḥ —Lord Brahmā, who was born from the lotus flower;  nṛpa —O King;  paritaḥ —being surrounded;  bhṛgu —by Bhṛgu;  dakṣa —Dakṣa;  ādyaiḥ —and others;  yayau —went;