Text 21] Hiraṇyakaśipu's Plan to Become Immortal
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PURPORT
It appears that even if a  yogī  does not drink a drop of water, he can live for many, many years by the yogic process, though his outer body be eaten by ants and moths.
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व्यवसायेन तेऽनेन दुष्करेण मनस्विनाम् । तपोनिष्ठेन भवता जितोऽहं दितिनन्दन ॥२०॥
vyavasāyena te 'nena duṣkareṇa manasvinām tapo-niṣṭhena bhavatā jito 'ham diti-nandana
vyavasāyena —by determination;  te —your;  anena —this;  duṣkareṇa —difficult to perform;  manasvinām —even for great sages and saintly persons;  tapaḥ-niṣṭhena —aimed at executing austerity;  bhavatā —by you;  jitaḥ —conquered;  aham —I;  diti-nandana —O son of Diti.
TRANSLATION
My dear son of Diti, with your great determination and austerity you have done what was impossible even for great saintly persons, and thus I have certainly been conquered by you.
PURPORT
In regard to the word  jitaḥ , Śrīla Madhva Muni gives the following quotation from the  Śabda-niṃaya :  parābhūtam vaśa-stham ca jitabhid ucyate budhaiḥ . “If one comes under someone else’s control or is defeated by another, he is called  jitaḥ .” Hiraṇyakaśipu's austerity was so great and wonderful that even Lord Brahmā agreed to be conquered by him.
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ततस्त आशिषः सर्वा ददाम्यसुरपुङ्गव । मर्तस्य ते ह्यमर्तस्य दर्शनं नाफलं मम ॥२१॥