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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 9]
TEXT 23
दृष्टा मया दिवि विमोऽखिलधिष्ण्यपाना-  
 मायुः श्रियो विभव इच्छति याञ्जनोऽयम् ।  
 येऽसत्यितुः कुपितहासविजृम्भितश्रू-  
 विस्फूर्जितेन लुलिताः स तु ते निरस्तः ॥२३॥
dṛṣṭā mayā divi vibho 'khila-dhiṣṇya-pānām 
    āyuḥ śriyo vibhava icchati yāñ jano 'yam 
    ye 'smat pituḥ kupita-hāsa-vijṛmbhita-bhrū- 
    visphūrjitena lulitāḥ sa tu te nirastaḥ
dṛṣṭāḥ —have been seen practically;  mayā —by me;  divi —in the higher planetary systems;  vibho —O my Lord;  akhila —all;  dhiṣṇya-pānām —of the chiefs of different states or planets;  āyuḥ —the duration of life;  śriyaḥ —the opulences;  vibhavaḥ —glories, influence;  icchati —desire;  yān —all of which;  janaḥ ayam —these people in general;  ye —all of which (duration of life, opulence, etc.);  asmat pituḥ —of our father, Hiraṇyakaśipu;  kupita-hāsa —by his critical laughing when angry;  vijṛmbhita —being expanded;  bhrū —of the eyebrows;  visphūrjitena —simply by the feature;  lulitāḥ —pulled down or finished;  saḥ —he (my father);  tu —but;  te —by You;  nirastaḥ —completely vanquished.
TRANSLATION
My dear Lord, people in general want to be elevated to the higher planetary systems for a long duration of life, opulence and enjoyment, but I have seen all of these through the activities of my father. When my father was angry and he laughed sarcastically at the demigods, they were immediately vanquished simply by seeing the movements of his eyebrows. Yet my father, who was so powerful, has now been vanquished by You within a moment.
PURPORT
Within this material world, one should understand by practical experience the value of material opulence, longevity and influence. We