CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa

TEXT 1

Ha sary
wa Aftea freidterd va: |
TQ Tain aya atsHA Ul

maitreya uvaca
avadharya viriiicasya

nirvyalikamytam vacah
prahasya prema-garbhena

tad apangena so ‘grahit

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; avadharya—after hearing; virificasya—of
Lord Brahma; nirvyalika—free from all sinful purposes; amrtam—nectarean;
vacah—words; prahasya—heartily laughing; prema-garbhena—laden with
love; tat—those words; apangena—with a glance; sah—the Supreme Person-
ality of Godhead; agrahit—accepted.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: Hearing the words of Brahma, the creator, which were
free from all sinful purposes and as sweet as nectar, the Lord heartily
laughed and accepted his prayer with a glance laden with love.

PURPORT

The word nirvyalika is very significant. The prayers of the demigods
or devotees of the Lord are free from all sinful purposes, but the prayers
of demons are always filled with sinful purposes. The demon Hiranyaksa
became powerful by deriving a boon from Brahma, and after attaining that
boon he created a disturbance because of his sinful intentions. The prayers

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