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Hiraṇyakaśipu Terrorizes the Universe
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yatra citra-vitānāni padmarāgāsanāni ca payaḥ-phena-nibhāḥ śayyā muktādāma-paricchadāḥ
kūjadbhir nūpurair devyaḥ śabda-yantya itas tataḥ ratna-sthalīṣu paśyanti sudatīḥ sundaraṁ mukham
tasmin mahendra-bhavane mahā-balo mahā-manā nirjita-loka eka-rāṭ reme 'bhivandyānghri-yugaḥ surādibhiḥ pratāpitair ūrjita-caṇḍa-śāsanaḥ
yatra—where (the residential quarters of King Indra); vidruma-sopānāḥ—steps made of coral; mahā-mārakatāḥ—emerald; bhuvaḥ—floors; yatra—where; sphāṭika—crystal; kuḍyāni—walls; vaidūrya—of vaidūrya stone; stambha—of pillars; paniktayaḥ—lines; yatra—where; citra—wonderful; vitānāni—canopies; padmarāga—bedecked with rubies; āsanāni—seats; ca—also; payaḥ—of milk; phena—the foam; nibhāḥ—just like; śayyāḥ—beds; muktādāma—of pearls; paricchadāḥ—having borders; kūjadbhiḥ—jingling; nūpuraiḥ—with ankle bells; devyaḥ—celestial ladies; śabda-yantyaḥ—making sweet vibrations; itaḥ tataḥ—here and there; ratna-sthalīṣu—in places bedecked with jewels and gems; paśyanti—see; su-datīḥ—having nice teeth; sundaraṁ—very beautiful; mukham—faces; tasmin—in that; mahendra-bhavane—the residential quarters of the heavenly King; mahā-balaḥ—the most powerful; mahā-manāḥ—highly thoughtful; nirjita-lokaḥ—having everyone under his control; eka-rāṭ—the powerful dictator; reme—enjoyed; abhivandya—worshiped; anghri-yugaḥ—whose two feet; sura-ādibhiḥ—by the demigods; pratāpitaiḥ—being disturbed; ūrjita—more than expected; caṇḍa—severe; śāsanaḥ—whose ruling.
TRANSLATION
The steps of King Indra's residence were made of coral, the floor was bedecked with invaluable emeralds, the walls were of