Text 17] The Killing of the Demon Hiranyaksa 733
TRANSLATION

Hit in this manner by the demon, O Vidura, the Lord, who had appeared
as the first boar, did not feel the least quaking in any part of His body, any
more than an elephant would when struck with a wreath of flowers.

PURPORT

As previously explained, the demon was originally a servitor of the Lord
in Vaikuntha, but somehow or other he fell as a demon. His fight with the
Supreme Lord was meant for his liberation. The Lord enjoyed the striking
on His transcendental body, just like a fully grown-up father fighting with
his child. Sometimes a father takes pleasure in having a mock fight with
his small child, and similarly the Lord felt Hiranyaksa’s striking on His
body to be like flowers offered for worship. In other words, the Lord
desired to fight in order to enjoy His transcendental bliss; therefore He
enjoyed the attack.

TEXT 17
THETA AT ATTA att |
ai Protea sara afreseng a TAT 11 2911
athorudhasrjan mayam
yoga-mayesvare harau
yam vilokya prajas trasta
menire ‘syopasamyamam

atha—then; urudhad—in many ways; asyjat—he cast; madyam—conjuring
tricks; yoga-maya-isvare—the Lord of yogamdya; harau—at Hari; yam—
which; vilokya—after seeing; prajah—the people; trastah—fearful; menire—
thought; asya—of this universe; upasarryamam--the dissolution.

TRANSLATION

The demon, however, employed many conjuring tricks against the
Personality of Godhead, who is the Lord of yogamaya. At the sight of
this the people were filled with alarm and thought that the dissolution of
the universe was near.

PURPORT

The fighting enjoyment of the Supreme Lord with His devotee, who

had been converted into a demon, appeared severe enough to bring about
