Text 4] The Victory of Hiranyaksa 679

utpata bahavas tatra
nipetur jayamanayoh

divi bhuvy antarikse ca
lokasyoru-bhayavahah

utpatah—natural disturbances; bahavah—many; tatra—there; nipetuh—
occurred; jayamanayoh—on their birth; divi—in the heavenly planets; bhuvi
—on the earth; antarikse—in outer space; ca—and;lokasya—to the world; uru
—greatly; bhaya-avahah—causing fear.

TRANSLATION

On the birth of the two demons there were many natural disturbances,
all very fearful and wonderful, in the heavenly planets, the earthly planets
and in between them.

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ANAS YIAST: Aal: Tas: |
arenas: Yq: Feanfaeaa: iv

sahacala bhuvas celur
disah sarvah prajajvaluh

solkas casanayah petuh
ketavas carti-hetavah

saha—along with; acalah—the mountains; bhuvah—of the earth; celuh—
shook; disah— directions; sarvah—all; prajajvaluh—blazed like fire; sa—with;
ulkah—meteors; ca—and; asanayah—thunderbolts; petuh—fell; ketavah—
comets; ca—and; arti-hetavah—the cause of all inauspiciousness.

TRANSLATION

There were earthquakes along the mountains on the earth, and it
appeared that there was fire everywhere. Many inauspicious planets like
Saturn appeared, along with comets, meteors and thunderbolts.

PURPORT

When natural disturbances occur on a planet, one should understand °
that a demon must have taken birth there. In the present age the number
of demoniac people is increasing; therefore natural disturbances are also
