694 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 17

depressed; sa-sadhvasah—with fear; ahanyamanah—not being hit; api—
even; tasya—his; varcasa—by splendor; pradharsitah—stricken; dirataram—
far away; pradudruvuh—they ran fast.

TRANSLATION

On his entering the ocean, the aquatic animals who formed the host of
Varuna were stricken with fear and ran far away. Thus Hiranyakga showed
his splendor without dealing a blow.

PURPORT

Materialistic demons sometimes appear to be very powerful and are seen
to establish their supremacy throughout the world. Here also it appears
that Hiranyaksa, by his demoniac strength, actually established his
supremacy throughout the universe, and the demigods were afraid of his
uncommon power. Not only were the demigods in space afraid of the
demons Hirayyakasipu and Hiranyakga, but so also were the aquatic animals
within the sea.

TEXT 26

a IWMI Aea-
aE SATA TG:

wert wen fraw-
mafeaiena gat Tata Nall

sa varsa-piigan udadhau maha-balas
caran mahormin chvasaneritan muhuh

maurvyabhijaghne gadaya vibhavarim
dasedivarns tata puritn pracetasah

sah—he; varga-pigan—for many years; udadhau—in the ocean; maha-
bala— mighty; earan—moving; mahd-irmin—gigantic waves; §vasana—by the
wind; iritan—Llossed; muhuh—again and again; maurvyad—iron; abhijaghne—
he struck; gadaya—with his mace; vibhavarim—Vibhavari; adsedivan—reached;
tata—O dear Vidura; purim—the capital; pracetasah—of Varuna.

TRANSLATION

Moving about in the ocean for many, many years, the mighty
Hiranyaksa smote the gigantic wind-tossed waves again and again with his
iron mace and reached Vibhavari, the capital of Varuna.
